What a night costs
| 🛏️ Hostel dorm bed | $10–$16/night |
| 🚪 Private room (hostel/guesthouse) | $25–$40/night |
| 🏨 Budget hotel / Airbnb room | $35–$60/night |
Full backpacker daily budget for Albania (bed + food + local transport + fun): about $40/day shoestring or $65/day flashpacker.
Where to stay
Blloku — the whole compact centre works.
Local tip
💡 Albania is Europe's best-value coastline: the Riviera (Himarë, Dhërmi) has $12 dorms steps from the beach.
The clean-bed formula
Filter to rating ≥ 8.3 with 150+ reviews, then read the recent negative reviews — that's where the cleanliness truth lives. Prefer free-cancellation rates; plans change, especially yours.