Beach townsAlbania2026
Albania Beach Towns
Sarandë, Durrës and Vlora were the most booked of the 10 beach towns in Albania on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 30,205, 20,401 and 14,277 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 6.2 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Ranking
Albania Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the beach and coastal towns in Albania with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
| 1 | Sarandë, Southern Albania | 30,205 | ALL 7,944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Durrës, Northern Albania | 20,401 | ALL 7,617 |
| 3 | Vlora, Southern Albania | 14,277 | ALL 6,388 |
| 4 | Himarë, Southern Albania | 11,401 | ALL 10,401 |
| 5 | Ksamil, Southern Albania | 6,719 | ALL 8,108 |
| 6 | Golem, Tirana County | 1,762 | ALL 7,944 |
| 7 | Kavaje, Central Albania | 1,758 | ALL 9,582 |
| 8 | Orikum, Southern Albania | 1,617 | ALL 8,354 |
| 9 | Lukovë, Southern Albania | 1,267 | ALL 6,552 |
| 10 | Lezhë, Northern Albania. Includes Shëngjin. | 799 | ALL 7,289 |
Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5. Airbnb data files some places as one district or township, so Lezhë and rows like it cover several towns.
Money figures on this page are in Albanian lekë, converted from US dollars at ALL 81.9 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
By region
Stays and Top Town by Region
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out
All 8 are busiest in August. Among guests who left a review, Germany is the top home country in 5 of the 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in all 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Sarandë, Southern Albania
Of the 8 beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, Sarandë (Southern Albania) had the most Airbnb homes, at 2,558, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, France was the top home country for Sarandë, at 19%.
- Vlora, Southern Albania
Of the 8 beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, Vlora (Southern Albania) had the longest typical stay, at 7.1 nights, and had the lowest nightly rate, at ALL 6,388, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, France was the top home country for Vlora, at 18%.
- 4Himarë, Southern Albania
Of the 8 beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, Himarë (Southern Albania) had the highest nightly rate, at ALL 10,401, and had the highest occupancy, at 44%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 5Ksamil, Southern Albania
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, France was the top home country for Ksamil, Southern Albania, at 20%.
- 6Golem, Tirana County
Of the 8 beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, Golem (Tirana County) had the highest guest rating, at 4.80, and had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 87%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 7Kavaje, Central Albania
Of the 8 beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, Kavaje (Central Albania) had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 10%, and was booked furthest ahead, about 60 days before arrival, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns in Albania, and February and December as the quietest. August is the busiest month in every one of them. Across the 10 towns, nightly rates run lowest in December, at about ALL 6,798, and highest in August, at about ALL 10,320. Across the 10 towns, stays run longest in January, at 9.3 nights, and shortest in September, at 4.8 nights.
August ranks first, December last
Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Typical stay | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | 5.4 nights | ALL 10,320 |
| 2 | July | 6.2 nights | ALL 9,828 |
| 3 | September | 4.8 nights | ALL 8,272 |
| 4 | June | 6.0 nights | ALL 8,600 |
| 5 | May | 6.0 nights | ALL 7,617 |
| 6 | October | 5.7 nights | ALL 7,044 |
| 7 | April | 6.5 nights | ALL 7,207 |
| 8 | November | 7.8 nights | ALL 6,880 |
| 9 | March | 8.6 nights | ALL 7,125 |
| 10 | January | 9.3 nights | ALL 7,044 |
| 11 | February | 8.8 nights | ALL 6,962 |
| 12 | December | 7.3 nights | ALL 6,798 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, over 99% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The top home cities among those guests are London, Paris and Berlin.
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
Over 99% from abroad
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 8 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Himarë has the highest estimated revenue per home, at ALL 842,190 a year. Of those 8, Himarë has the highest occupancy, at 44%, and Vlora has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at ALL 6,388. The most booked of the 10, Sarandë, earns about ALL 669,624 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 8
A year, AirROI estimate
Highest occupancy of these 8
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
Lowest nightly rate of these 8
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular beach town in Albania?
By AirROI's estimates, Sarandë (Southern Albania) is the most booked of the 10 beach towns in Albania, with 30,205 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Durrës is second, with 20,401. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable beach town in Albania?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Vlora (Southern Albania) (ALL 6,388), Durrës (Northern Albania) (ALL 7,617) and Sarandë (Southern Albania) (ALL 7,944). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What are some small beach towns in Albania?
By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 10 beach towns it lists in Albania are Lezhë (Northern Albania) (133), Lukovë (Southern Albania) (149) and Orikum (Southern Albania) (208). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.
What beach towns in Albania offer the strongest Airbnb returns?
Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Albania with 200 or more homes, the highest are Himarë (Southern Albania) (ALL 842,190), Kavaje (Central Albania) (ALL 680,845) and Sarandë (Southern Albania) (ALL 669,624). Among the same towns, Himarë (Southern Albania) has the highest occupancy, at 44%.
Method
How These Lists and Numbers Are Made
How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.
How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 202,883 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.