General information about Hotel Kalemi :
Welcome to the online homepage of Hotel Kalemi located in Gjirokaster, Albania! The Hotel Kalemi was built to provide the city of Gjirokaster with international class facilities for foreign tourists from Europe and other countries.
Experience the historic Ottoman-era architecture for which Gjirokaster is famous, stay in a lovingly restored characteristic home (more than 200 years old), the Hotel Kalemi.
This charming guesthouse/hotel features traditional woodwork and carved ceilings inside, and the balcony offer sweeping view across the slate-roofed homes to the fortress. Hotel Kalemi offers free private parking and free Wi-Fi available throughout. Guests can relax or read a book in the sofas of common areas.
All rooms have traditional design features. All rooms have private bathrooms, television, air-conditioning and hairdryer. Breakfast is included in the price of the rooms.
Tourist attractions within the city include an Ethnographic Museum (House of Enver Hoxha’s) and the Immense Fortress, the Mosque, Old Hammam as well as the cobblestoned streets, Old Bazaar and historic tower homes characteristic of Ottoman-era cities. Other area attractions include two archeological sites (the Illyrian city of Antigonea, and the theater and baths near Sofratike), one of the oldest standing Orthodox churches in the Balkans in the village of Labove, and the fortress of Ali Pasha in nearby Tepelene.