The parking was always full, and you had to leave your car keys with a valet, who parked the car for you once a slot freed up. The ridiculously high prices for the sunbeds in the hotel’s private beach…. They should be free for guests. The lowest price you could get for simple sunbeds in a crowded area was 25€ (with guest discount already applied!)

Breathtaking view from the breakfast balcony… Worth every single penny, just to wake up to that glorious view every morning!

Stayed in August 2025

Breakfast

Everything

Stayed in August 2025

Family room had the air conditioner a little old fashioned and the balcony was wet all the time, Family bathroom could have been done better.

Clean, once you get around it seems pretty easy. Within reach of the beach, and the centre is just a little walk away.

Stayed in July 2025

Part of the hotel need finishing,

Lovely beach-club with friendly staff, breakfast was good quality food but a little chaotic, comfortable room, well serviced, nice restaurants nearby. Great view from the bar/ breakfast area

Stayed in August 2025

This is just a thing that happened in our case but the fridge in our room made an annoying noise all the time, particularly annoying at night. Otherwise all good 😊

The hotel is very nice, with a great view from the restaurant. It also has a private beach with sunbeds if that is your thing. The room was very clean and breakfast was quite good.

Stayed in August 2025

The room was okay, but it definitely looks better on photos. This is just aesthetical thing, no big deal. However, for this amout of money for a room per night, I would expect complimentary water, at least, or free stay at the beach. We chose this hotel just because of the beach, and after reservation, they text you a message that in summer, you have to pay every day to be there, which was a bit dissapointing. I am already paying more because of main season, and still, there is even a "beach fee". Yes, you get 20 % discount, but still...

The staff was great, we got the room we wanted and they were helpful a lot when we needed. The private beach was stunning! And we loved there is restaurant there. Even the breakfast was delicious!

Stayed in July 2025

Even tho it was beachfront the sun beds were not available to the guests, you had to pay to use them and that only if you find free ones, there was a discount for hotel guests which is worth mentioning. The parking space was super small and tight. Considering everything the price was quite higher than the average in the area.

Very modern space and clean facilities, the breakfast was amazing with so many choices and the staff were super friendly. The beach was also very nice and enjoyable. Mbappé the turtle (close to the stairs) was a very sweet addition to the place 😁.

Stayed in July 2025

Perfect breakfast, byt they don't change them, so take it into account. The staff was exceptional, everyone was helpful, especially Erind in restaurant. Always making us smile. We had dinners as well. I loved the food, many variants with sea food and always great. The beach was with rocks, and the sea was cold, but it was ok just to refresh ourselves.

Stayed in July 2025

We were three families, good friends from Norway that for a long time have talked about having a vacation together. So 17 people aging from 17 to around 50 decided to travel to Albania, Sarande and Hotell Apollon for one week in June 2025. Our family have now just returned back home and the conclusion is : We are so happy that we landed on exactly this trip, with Albania, Sarande and Hotell Apollon, and we feel priveliged to have experienced the genuine warmt and hospitality from each person at the hotell, that in any situation did all they could to make our stay the very best. Our family had three rooms, two superior with balcony and seaview, and one superior with balcony and partly seaview. We enjoyed both type of rooms, and the seaview is worth the extra. The location for this Hotell is really good, about a 10-15 minute walk to the area where most happenings and restaurants are, and at the same time situated in a quiet area where you also find relevant services as supermarkets and restaurants close by. Nice Gym only 5 min. away, and a good startingpoint for morning runs or walks. The private beach just by the hotel is super, and we stayed there most of the days. Hotel was really helpful with organising transport to and from the Tirana Airport and a private boat trip for the whole group one of the days, and they linked us up with serious and good companies for these activities. Hotel was clean and rooms were made up with new towels and sheets every day. We also want to highlight the restaurant in the hotel, where we had breakfast every day and dinner four times. The view and the staff are wonderful, and the restaurant has good space and a nice breeze in the warm evenings in Sarande. Food is really good. Overall Hotel Apollon was a very good choice for us, that in a wonderful way through each person working at the hotel did everything to make our stay the very best. And they managed. Hope to be back one day.

Stayed in June 2025

There immediate area around the hotel are a bit hilly. The incline might be a challenging walk for those with mobility issues.

We had a lovely, relaxing stay at Hotel Apollon in Saranda. The room was spacious and very comfortable, with a sea-facing balcony that was a real highlight—perfect for enjoying the stunning views. The breakfast buffet offered a generous and tasty spread, a great way to start each day. The hotel’s location was convenient, just a short walk from the promenade and nearby restaurants. Overall, a very comfortable stay in a beautiful setting. I can imagine it gets very busy during the peak season but as our holiday was in early June, we were fine.

Stayed in June 2025

Some things that are more observations than dislike: there was no pool (however when you book there is no mention of one so it’s not a surprise), but it would be a nice edition, also the shower glass seems not to extent far enough out and there is no door meaning the floor can sometimes get very in the bathroom if you’re not carful, however that is only a minor inconvenience and didn’t ruin my stay. One thing I did dislike - although it is a private beach, you still have to pay for use of the sun loungers, the double bed style ones on closest to the water with nets over hanging cost 5000 Lek (£43.57GBP or €51.05 Euro or $59.52 USD at time of writing review) for the day

We booked a deluxe side sea view room with balcony. We loved this hotel. The location was great, it was situated on a street with a verity of local restaurant, a car rental shop across the road as well as a normal shop, and it is virtually on the beach. The views you get when having breakfast over looking the water and corfu are phenomenal. Breakfast was a buffet style continental breakfast. Every single staff member was super friendly and couldn’t do enough for you, a particular shout out to Elsi, our waiter on both nights we visited the hotel restaurant, he was very attentive and would be ready to fill you glass of wine back up the second you finished it. It was very clean in our room, the pillow and mattress looked brand new under the sheets, the pillow we were provided with were a gel cooked memory foam which was a nice touch in the heat. The air con in the room was very effective as long as you kept the window to the balcony closed. There was a fridge in the room to keep your water cool and a safe for all your documents. The private beach and sun loungers with umbrellas provide a great place to relax all day if you wish over looking the water.

Stayed in June 2025

Everything was good

Very clean friendly staff, good breakfast good location

Stayed in May 2025

Although there’s a private beach, the property itself we found it quite far from the city.

Nice and clean rooms, and super friendly staff. Much appreciated!

Stayed in May 2025

Restaurant menu could be better. Albania has good vegetarian food but there's not much of it on the menu (whatever you order is good though!) Breakfast is a bit disappointing. Eggs on a buffet get cold, orange "juice" was processed - not actual juice, and the quality of coffee from the coffee machine was disappointing. A welcome pack or info in the room would be nice Towels for use on the beach could have been included in the room

Nice looking, clean hotel Restaurant was nice Beach area was nice Good value Friendly staff

Stayed in May 2025

How low the toilet dispenser was

The location and the staff

Stayed in May 2025

We had a great experience. The staff were exceptionally polite, and Erind went out of his way to help by carrying all our luggage to the car. The beach right in front of the hotel was beautiful as well.

Stayed in May 2025

I didn’t like that I had to makeup my bed

The hotel is lovely. I especially like the view in the dinner room

Stayed in October 2024

The shower has tendency to wet the whole floor due to small shower walls but otherwise everything was okay

Really great. They have parking spaces and the hotel has direct access to the beach and umbrella/bed. The room was also amazing as we have a very beautiful view of the sea and mountains. Really spectacular!

Stayed in October 2024

The bath water wasn't warm most of the time, 2 times we couldn't wash the baby because of it. Whenever I had to take my baby out of the room, I had to lift the stroller through the stairs, because the only option was to take the long path. In addition, I was surprised when I got the message that I have to pay extra for sun beds. It's a shame when you pay a premium price for this hotel to ask for an additional 10 euros. Overall, it’s a very good hotel with great potential to meet its claims, but honestly, it still has a long way to go.

good beach, comfy room. the staff was outstanding.

Stayed in September 2024

Nice room and very good location close to the beach

Stayed in October 2024

It was very good nice people, good location the room very clean the staff was top we enjoyed to much very fun thank you all

Stayed in August 2024

The breakfast selection was not the best. It also bothered me that hotel staff stood near the counter, leaning and watching what people were taking. It gave us the feeling that they were judging us. The hotel has two sections, an old and a new one, and you don't know which room you'll get. If you pay for a sea view, you'll definitely be in the old section. The rooms are not modernly equipped, and the showers don't have doors, which leaves half of the bathroom wet.

When we arrived at the hotel, our room was immediately changed because the kettle in our original room was broken. Once they realized that the repair would take longer, they quickly offered us another room. We appreciated that in the restaurant, beach bar, and on the beach, we could pay for drinks by signing the bill, and the charges were added to our room account. This way, we didn't have to worry about carrying cash with us. However, the sunbeds on the beach were not included in the hotel price and had to be paid for separately, which could have been included. The staff in the restaurant and beach bar were excellent and very friendly.

Stayed in August 2024

The shower is very small & has no closing doors so the bathroom floor gets very wet. Towels were changed daily so it was easy to dry the floor after. Breakfast was average. Sun loungers other than the most basic ones are very expensive.

Staff very friendly, great food & drinks at the bar/restaurant. Room cleaned daily with fresh towels.

Stayed in July 2024

The room was very small and not a lot of room for us to put our suitcases but it was perfectly fine. You have to pay for beds on the hotel beach, you get a discount if 20%.

Convenient location for all bars, restaurants, port etc and extremely friendly staff who are willing to help. Really nice bar and restaurant. Room was very clean. One of the best beaches in the area but you have to pay for it.

Stayed in July 2024