A hotel is not an apartment: you are buying a building that can be run as a business, and a lot depends on what you do with it. According to the listing, this 15-room hotel stands in Durrës, about 100 metres from the sea, and is furnished.

Here is what we know for certain, and what is worth asking.

The hotel at a glance

• Location: Durrës, Albania
• Building: four floors, modern design
• Floor area: about 1,200 m²
• Rooms: 15, with two or three beds each, and a private bathroom and balcony in every room
• Shared areas: reception, bar, café, closed parking
• Condition: furnished

The rooms and balconies

The rooms have Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a TV. The balconies open onto the garden and come with garden furniture. This matters if you plan to host guests, and it matters if you plan to use the place yourself.

A hotel is different from an apartment

With an apartment, the main questions are size, floor and price. With a hotel there is more to check, because you are buying an operating framework as well as a building.

These are worth asking for in writing, before a viewing:

1. the permits under which the hotel may operate as accommodation, and whose name they are in
2. the land registry extract, and whether there are any charges, mortgages or disputes on the property
3. an inventory of the furniture and equipment, so you know what the price includes
4. the yearly running costs: utilities, taxes and maintenance
5. if the hotel has operated, the records of past years and the staff contracts

How much it could earn, we cannot say in advance

The income a hotel like this can bring depends on the season, how it is run, the permits and taxation. We promise nothing. It is worth reviewing the numbers with your own lawyer and accountant before you buy.

Getting to Durrës

If you would like to see the building, the details of the journey are collected in our article Travelling to Albania from Budapest.

What to do if you are interested

1. Read the listing and think about how you would use the building.
2. Write to us, and we will go through your questions.
3. Ask the partner office to arrange a viewing on site.
4. Always have the contract reviewed by a local lawyer in Albania, and use a certified legal interpreter.

Buying a hotel abroad is a big decision, and there is no need to hurry. We help so that you do not walk the road alone: there is someone to turn to, and a local partner who knows the country.

The hotel listing: Hotel for sale in Durrës, Albania – 15 rooms, 100 m from the sea