Villa Gjeçaj

Among the peace and tranquility of the surroundings, the fresh air and pristine beauty where nature reveals its stunning beauty, you have the chance to enjoy a traditional kitchen with homemade food, cooked by the Lady of the House, Mrs. Lula Gjeçaj. Villa Gjeçaj architecture prevails, with respect to the traditional building, bringing the best of stone and wood carving, crafts characteristics of the Shala region. Thank that traditional craftsman Villa Gjeçaj elegantly combines the old techniques with modern style, all can be seen on the details in each rooms’ design, on the restaurant area and the exterior walls, doors, and windows of the Villa. The complex is made out of two buildings, the Guesthouse which preserves Gjeçaj’s family experience of changes for over ninety years and the Residence built-in 2013, always based on the traditional building that Shala region righteously takes pride on.

The Tower & the Residence

The traditional stone building was constructed in 1922 with wood floors and ceilings, fireplace and family’s kitchen. Since 2007 it is slowly transformed into a guesthouse for tourists, with minor and big reconstructions, always maintaining the traditional while adding comfort and raising standards for better and more efficient service accommodating the guests. Right now is composed of 15 bedrooms, with a total capacity of 33 guests. The old guesthouse did undergo a new reconstructed from 2016 and now all rooms have the same standard and comfort. Each room has the bathroom inside, white linen, lamp, liquid soap and bedroom slippers. All rooms are combined with a mix of traditional and modern style which came as a response to the demands of our customers for rooms with high standards but at the same time wanted to experience the uniqueness of an Albanian household atmosphere, its authentic flavor. The Residence is the other building which is composed of five rooms. Three of those rooms have balconies, overlooking the fantastic view of the entire Thethi’s Valley. The Residence also has a double room, a triple or a family room with balcony, bathrooms and showers included.

Outside there is the barbecue area, ready to cook grilled meat or vegetables, and the fire oven where we prepare most of the main dishes from our traditional cooking like the Albanian pie or mamma’s cake. Parking is never a problem, spacious parking, free and safe parking is at our entrance that can take more than 15 cars. For those interested in knowing what the Albanian countryside life is, our garden, greenhouse, and cows hut offers a great experience. Those who want to show their children the animals like the cows, the pig, the chicken or the guarding dog By next year, for 2018, we will add the playground space for children.

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