InterContinental Hotel Tirana

InterContinental Hotel Tirana is a planned high-rise hotel development in central Tirana. The project forms part of a hotel complex associated with the existing Tirana International Hotel, with the new tower positioned behind the historic building on the side of Skanderbeg Square facing Zogu I Boulevard. Its development reflects the expansion of Tirana’s central business and tourism infrastructure and the introduction of a major international luxury-hotel brand to the city. The tower was designed specifically for hotel use rather than being converted from an earlier building. Its programme combines accommodation, hospitality, business and leisure functions. The design provides 300 rooms and suites, three floors of hotel flats, a large conference centre, a ballroom, restaurants, a spa, a casino, offices and a rooftop restaurant and bar. The conference facilities are planned to serve MICE events and weddings, with capacity of up to approximately 1,000 attendees. The building is planned at 135 metres above ground and contains 33 floors. Its massing is based on simple geometric forms, particularly two cuboid volumes distinguished by gold and black finishes. The tower’s main structural system uses reinforced concrete, while the conference-room structures use lighter steel construction. Four underground levels provide technical rooms and parking, with further service infrastructure distributed through the podium and upper technical floors. The public-facing programme begins in the podium, which includes the lobby and hospitality facilities. A technical floor is allocated to restaurant operations, while separate levels are planned for the spa and casino. Two floors provide office accommodation. Twenty floors are designated for the hotel, followed by three floors for hotel flats and two upper floors for panoramic restaurant functions. A technical level completes the top of the structure. The tower was reported as topped out in 2023. Contemporary project information anticipated an opening in the first quarter of 2025. The available reference does not provide confirmation of final commissioning, opening, ownership arrangements at operation, or current occupancy. The property’s status should therefore be verified against current operator or hotel sources before publication as an operating hotel.

• 2025

  Anticipated opening period

  [1]InterContinental Hotel Tiranaen.wikipedia.org

  The hotel was expected to open during the first quarter of 2025; the available reference does not confirm whether the opening took place.

• 2023

  Tower topped out

  [1]InterContinental Hotel Tiranaen.wikipedia.org

  The planned hotel tower was reported to have reached its designed height of 135 metres and 33 floors.

Luxury international hotel focused on central-city accommodation, business travel, large-scale conferences and events, wellness, dining and panoramic urban views.

• Accommodation

  Hotel rooms and suites

  The project is planned to provide 300 rooms and suites in the upper portion of the tower. The accommodation is intended to serve visitors seeking an international luxury-hotel experience in central Tirana, with the building’s height and location supporting city views.

• Meetings and events

  Conference centre and ballroom

  A large conference centre and ballroom are planned as part of the complex. The facilities are designed for MICE activity, conferences, exhibitions and weddings, with reported capacity of up to approximately 1,000 people.

• Food and beverage

  Restaurants and rooftop bar

  The planned food-and-beverage offer includes restaurant facilities in the podium and a panoramic restaurant and bar at the top of the tower. The rooftop venues are intended to provide elevated views over Tirana.

• Wellness

  Spa and wellness facilities

  A luxury spa is included in the project programme. The available material identifies the spa as a dedicated level within the tower but does not specify the treatment menu, operator or opening arrangements.

• Leisure and entertainment

  Casino

  The design allocates a separate level for casino use. No information is provided about licensing, the eventual operator, opening date or operating conditions.

• Develop a mixed-use luxury hotel tower in central TiranaStrategy

  Background

  The project combines an InterContinental hotel with conference, dining, wellness, entertainment, office and parking functions in a high-rise extension to the Tirana International Hotel complex.

  Action taken

  The development plan allocated the tower’s floors among hotel rooms, hotel flats, offices, restaurants, a spa, a casino, event facilities and technical infrastructure.

  Aftermath

  The tower was reported as topped out in 2023 and was expected to open in the first quarter of 2025. The available material does not confirm the final operating outcome.

  Source

• 2025

  InterContinental Hotel Tirana planned for first-quarter 2025 opening[1]InterContinental Hotel Tiranaen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  Reference material identified the first quarter of 2025 as the anticipated opening period for the new 300-room luxury hotel, although it does not confirm whether the opening occurred.

• 2023

  InterContinental Hotel Tirana tower topped out[1]InterContinental Hotel Tiranaen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The planned InterContinental Hotel Tirana tower reached its reported height of 135 metres and 33 floors. The project was subsequently expected to open in the first quarter of 2025.

1. 1InterContinental Hotel Tiranaen.wikipedia.org