Five-star suites with city-view balconies in the very heart of Tirana, three minutes on foot from the House of Leaves and five from Skanderbeg Square.
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Capital Suites Center is a five-star hotel on Rruga e Kavajës, on the second floor of the Raiffeisen Bank building, in the very centre of Tirana. Guests rate it 8.9 across 997 reviews, and its location score of 9.6 places it in the best rated area of the city; couples in particular give it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
With only four room types, the property works more like a small suite hotel than a large chain address. Rooms run from 28 m² to a generous 45 m², all air-conditioned and non-smoking, all with a balcony over the city, hardwood or parquet floors, a work desk, a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV. Private bathrooms come with a bath or shower, a bidet, a hairdryer, free toiletries and slippers.
A lift serves the upper floors, there is a hot tub for guests, family rooms are available and security is on site around the clock, with free WiFi throughout. The House of Leaves is three minutes away on foot and Skanderbeg Square five.
Capital Suites Center has four room types and none of them is small: the entry-level Double Room with Balcony is already 28 m², and the Deluxe Queen Suite reaches 45 m². Every room is air-conditioned and non-smoking, with a balcony and city view, hardwood or parquet floors, a desk, a tea and coffee maker, a flat-screen TV, extra-long beds and a wardrobe. Private bathrooms come with a bath or shower, a bidet, a hairdryer, free toiletries, towels and slippers. Both suites have a separate bedroom, and the Superior King Suite adds a spa bath. Cots are free of charge in the Deluxe Queen Suite.
For a property with just four room types, Capital Suites Center covers the essentials well and adds one or two things you would not expect at this size. Free WiFi reaches the whole hotel, a lift serves the upper floors, and security is on site around the clock. There is a hot tub for guests, and family rooms make the hotel workable for those travelling with children. In the rooms you get air conditioning, heating, parquet floors, a work desk, ironing facilities, a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV. Two things to know before booking: payment at the property is cash only, and pets are allowed on request, with charges possible.
Capital Suites Center sits on Rruga e Kavajës, on the second floor of the Raiffeisen Bank building, a few hundred metres west of Skanderbeg Square. Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is about 11 km to the north-west, roughly 18 minutes by car when traffic is light. The cheapest way in is the airport bus, which runs between the terminal and a stop on Skanderbeg Square opposite the National History Museum, roughly hourly from midnight to 23:00; the fare is around 400 lek, about four euros, and tickets are bought from the driver. The ride takes about 35 minutes, and from that stop it is a level five-minute walk to the hotel. Taxis and the ride-hailing apps used locally cover the same route in twenty-five to thirty-five minutes; use the app meter or agree the fare before setting off.
Almost everything worth seeing in Tirana is within a fifteen-minute walk. The House of Leaves, the former secret-police surveillance headquarters and now one of the most affecting museums in the Balkans, is three minutes away on foot. The National Museum of History, under its huge mosaic facade, is four minutes, and Skanderbeg Square, the vast pedestrian heart of the capital, is five. The Clock Tower and the Et'hem Bey Mosque stand on the same square, Rinia Park is seven minutes south, and the National Gallery of Arts nine. Blloku, once closed to ordinary Albanians and now the city's café and nightlife quarter, is a fifteen-minute stroll to the south-east. Further out, set aside half a day for Bunk'Art 1, the enormous cold-war bunker museum below Mount Dajti, and ride the Dajti Ekspres cable car from the same area for the view back over the city. Spring and autumn are the pleasantest months for walking; July and August get hot.
