“Great Simple Hotel on the waterfront at Silema.”

I must say I was really impressed by Europa. Rooms were nice and big and staff helpfull and freindly. Its a simple hotel but clean and tidy and in convenient spot. Right on the waterfront nice cafes and kiosks near , bus to Valetta or Airport or other places right there or a little wander not to far behind to the ferry to Valetta. Europa and Silema is an excellent base for trips to explore malta. Great for the traveller who wants to get out and about and have a neat and tidy room to return to. It was low season in Malta but still quite popular so I think the world is out that Europa is well priced nad offers a good simple product.

“Nightmare by the sea”

On the second night of our stay, I noticed a leak from the toilet, the bedding was not adequate for the time of the year, the heater was inadequate, there was no hairdryer or tea and coffee making facilities at the room, and the next day I was accused of losing or misplacing the room key, even though I had definitely left it at the reception in the morning. The building itself is in need of repair, the ground floor looks spruced up, but that's where mod cons end, and even breakfast is a meagre affair. Some of the stuff were not helpful at all and their English was not exactly fluent. All in all, avoid this place to spare yourself a major disappointment.

“Acceptable given the budget price”

Initial impressions good. A safe, pleasant sea-front location with a clean, modern reception and obliging staff. The room was a bit of a shock, even given the budget price. Because I had a 4 bed room all to myself, it was spacious. Fittings were old, basic but functional and adequate...old, battered clipboard desk, 14 inch CRT colour TV with decent channel range (inc. BBC World News and one or two other English language stations), drawers and a wardrobe. The beds looked new and had firm, clean and comfortable matrices. Shower, sink and toilet all OK. But the whole room had a tatty, slightly dirty look about it and I found myself being careful not to look too closely for fear of what I might see. Room servicing was hit and miss. Bin was emptied every day. Sheets were never changed but the bed was always tidied. Towels were sometimes replaced. This brings me on to the oddest feature; Windows in this interior room looking into what looked like a lift shaft but full of building materials. It was evident from the stink that smokers in other rooms above a below used this as their chimney. Finally, there was an internal door dividing my room from next door. Thankfully, it was sealed shut but still let lots of noise through to join the regular door-slamming resonating around the corridors at all hours. So bring your ear plugs! It's a budget hotel. You can't expect the Ritz. All in all, I felt it was acceptable value for money but no bargain.

“Hostel not Hotel”

I stayed here in April 2012, on a recommendation from a Maltese friend based on its location, but I wish i didn't. I would never class this as a hotel, it lacks comfort and should only be used by those looking for a cheap bed. The plus points are the staff who I found very friendly with the exception of one older man who always worked nights. The only other plus is the location, it is in the middle of Sliema and a short walk to the ferry tours and transport to Valletta. It also on the sea front which is well served by buses which can take you pretty much anywhere on the Island. The bad points are many, my room was in the centre of the hotel so couldn't even tell what the weather was like, there was also an excess of mosquitos whose bodies lay on the floor of my room for the duration of my stay which would give a good indication to the standard fo the cleaning. The bed cover was very dirty with i hate to think what, this was not changed in the 7 nights I was there. The room walls were stick thin, so sleep (on the annoyingly springy noisy mattress) is very difficult. Especially on a Friday/Saturday when the bar on the ground floor plays music that vibrates through the hotel till 4am. The only thing that bumped it to two stars were the staff, if you are staying for a night or two its fine but not for long stays, avoid.