2019 KAYAK Travel Awards

Best hotels

Discover the world's top-rated hotels in 2019

Not sure which hotel to stay at on your next trip? The next time you visit a hotel's website, check to see if it has earned KAYAK's coveted Best Hotels badge. Here are the year's best hotels according to reviews from real travellers.

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Best Hostels

Here are the top hostels in Europe.

Freddy's Hotel

Tirana, Albania

94.4%

"The location is perfect, the facilities are good and the staff are lovely"

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Mi Casa es Tu Casa - Shkodra Backpackers Hostel

Shkodër, Albania

91.4%

"Helpful staff, super cozy community room, amazing breakfast, good location... Everything is great!"

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Bujtina Shqiptare

Tirana, Albania

91.2%

"Very kind and helpful personnel in home-like atmosphere. Wide and comfortable bed, minibar in room, good quality of internet and air conditioning"

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Hotel Legjenda

Shkodër, Albania

89.7%

"Perfect. Lovely owners owners and staff. Felt like a real vacation."

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The Wanderers Hostel

Shkodër, Albania

88.4%

"Friendly people, very nice staff, good facilities. Reasonable price for laundry and bicycle rental. Overall I really enjoyed my stay."

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D1 Hostel

Tirana, Albania

87.8%

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Bulldog Hostel & Club

Shkodër, Albania

87.1%

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Hostel Durres

Durrës, Albania

85.0%

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Our Way Hostel

Shkodër, Albania

84.4%

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Centrum Hotel

Tirana, Albania

83.9%

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Freddy's Hotel - No. 1 in Albania

Based on the number and quality of hotel reviews and ratings from 2018, Freddy's Hotel was identified as having routinely provided a superior experience to travellers in Albania.

Overall Guest Rating

9.3 Excellent

Based on 1,312 reviews

Cleanliness

95%

Comfort

95%

Location

98%

Services

92%

Staff

98%

Value for money

95%

About KAYAK's Best Hotels

KAYAK's hotel ratings process was introduced to provide hotel customers who use KAYAK with a platform to share their experience staying at different properties. A property must have a minimum Overall Rating of 8.0 and a minimum of 50 reviews published within the last year to qualify for consideration for KAYAK's Best Hotels. The current list of Best Hotels are based on ratings from travellers in 2018.