Balzan Vacations from $884

Staff responded aggressively that they do not work with Expedia.co.uk when I asked if I could have a room with bath tub as this is what it’s advertised on Expedia. Apart from this the room was big and clean.

If you want peace and quiet, don’t stay here. If you want good value in the middle of the party with good facilities and excellent cleanliness, this is the option for you. Under 30’s will love it. In all honesty, I wouldn’t stay here again because of the party vibe but I’m in my 40’s! We had 2 negatives, coffee and tea didn’t get replenished in the room without asking. Could’ve just been our housekeeper? And it is not sound proof as mentioned on the site, you WILL hear noise! Positives, location, cleanliness (shower was spotless when we arrived), roof top pool and staff in general really nice.

The hotel is huge but still unfinished. There is still building work but this didn’t bother us. The room was clean and very little noise can be heard from outside so sound proof but not totally. When we arrived, one lift wasn’t working but this was immediately rectified once they realised there was a problem. One thing we gave 5 stars for was the staff. We requested to leave our luggage with them prior to our stay and our request was accommodated. Gio in reception showed us where we could leave our suitcases and he was also the one who checked us out afterwards. The process was very quick and efficient. It was appreciated as we had a very early flight and needed to rush to the airport. There was a minor issue with the shower screen leaking but it didn’t bother us, we just requested extra bath mats to soak up the water. Only issue for us was asking for a deposit and checking the room for any damage upon check out. It is refundable ( our room was ok so hopefully we will get the money back) but we feel this is quite a dated practice. However if the hotel has had issues of guests trashing the place in the past, I totally understand why they would do this. It just means extra time spent during check out. We have stayed in many hotels and can’t remember the last time a hotel checked the room before letting you check out. It just seemed like a very old practice but as I said, I can understand the reason for it.

Looks like the photos, the breakfast is excellent.

Loved our stay here. The room was clean and spacious, the staff was friendly and very helpful and there are several shops, bakeries and tons of restaurants around the hotel. You also have a free access to drinking water, tea and coffee at the lobby, which we found great, since tap water is not safe to drink in Malta. The only minor complaint we'd have is that our windows were facing the electronic billboard in the area, which has a lot of bright and flashing ads playing 24/7 and the curtains couldn't fully close the room, so there were some minor flashes in the room throughout the night. It was only an annoyance for the first night or two, but after that not much of a problem. To be honest, we were expecting much worse due to the St. Julian's being the "party district", but luckily the room's noise cancellation was very good and we've heard nothing from the very busy street itself. All in all, a clear recommendation from my side.