Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 18 reviews.
Leah
United States · Family · May 2026
“Would definitely rebook here. We loved our stay and the owners were very friendly and kind!”
+Location was perfect, very spacious home and very accommodating.
−My bed was just a bit too hard for me but we still had an amazing stay!
Andrius
Lithuania · Group of friends · May 2026
“Excellent accommodation”
+Excellent accommodation. You will be warmly welcomed and accommodated in a historic-style house where you will feel like you are in a castle. The authentic interior and the many original artifacts from past times were truly impressive , we loved it! The owner of the house, Gjon, deserves special recognition. He is exceptionally helpful and kind, and he will assist you even in unusual situations. We were traveling around Albania by bicycles, and only with Gjon’s help were we able to repair our broken bike. He bought the bicycle part for us and drove 120 km to deliver it to us! Stay at “CastleHouse” , you will not regret it!
Waseem
Pakistan · Group of friends · July 2025
+The rooms were clean and a.c was good
−No light in washroom Room was on first floor and washroom was on ground floor ... On sunday there was too much noise of bell and people from back side ...
Enzo
Italy · Family · March 2025
“Discovering the old city of Elbasan”
+The hause is an ancient hause placed in the heart of the old town of Elbasan just on the Roman historical road Egnatia. The accomodation is confortable and the owner very kind and available. The city center is just 2 minute of walk.
−nothing to report.
Richard
United Kingdom · Group of friends · September 2024
“Passable”
+Location
−Uncomfortable beds and we were told we couldn't use the air conditioning in the main room which was the living room so we were a bit uncomfortable as for us it was too warm. Would have booked somewhere else if we'd known this and that the beds were so hard. Not as good as we'd hoped for.
Heather
United Kingdom · Family · September 2024
“Wonderful stay”
+beautiful traditional house, spacious and comfortable, with all facilities available, excellent location in the old town, quiet and relaxing. we had a great time.
−The yard is lovely and could have been better weeded.
Lorrie
Canada · Family · June 2024
“Superb”
+Super unique stay. John (host) was so enthusiastic about the history and that was contagious. Air con in the bedroom was wonderful as the weather was very hot. We were very grateful to be able to change to the other room (there are just two bedrooms in the house) so we could have the bathroom upstairs. The other bathroom is downstairs.
−Hard to find as there is no sign at the property.
Elzbieta
Poland · Group of friends · March 2024
“Very good”
Neil
United Kingdom · Group of friends · October 2023
“Lovely atmospheric stay in a well-restored historic house.”
+Our family of five thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay at Castle House. It is a wonderfully historic, sympathetically restored house within the old, Roman castle walls of Elbasan. Gjon, the host, speaks perfect English, has a great sense of humour and is clearly passionate about the history behind the house (which has remained in his family). He was helpful and kind, allowing us to arrange a much later checkout for 25 EUROs extra - this was really important for us as we were then able to enjoy a wonderful lunch within the city walls and have a leisurely departure onward to Tirana in the late afternoon. We had the whole house to ourselves - everything was clean and well-maintained. The location was perfect for us as, not only was it within the old city wall, it was also just a 10 minute stroll to the main bus stop/departure point. If ever you are visiting Elbasan (which isn't on every tourist's itinerary but is well worth a one night stop, especially for the food - we had our best meal of our Albanian adventure at a restaurant not too far from Gjon's place), Castle House is definitely worth your consideration.
−Castle House met the needs of our family of five really well.
Thijs
Netherlands · Group of friends · August 2023
“Great stay and nice host.”
+Great house at great location! Elbasan had a pretty old city centre without a lot of tourism. The house is located in the historic centre and the host is a friendly guy.
−For more than 7 persons it is not perfect. There are 7 good beds. 2 sleeping couches are not very comfortable.