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Reviews of Canifor Hotel

4 out of 5
Canifor Hotel
Triq In Nakkri, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 224 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money .The food was excellent.Something for everyone. We understand theres building work going on but its progress for the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facilities, 2 pools , sauna , very nice and helpful staff .
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cesar

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
AC kept making a sparking noise throughout the night, couldn’t use ceiling fan because it also made loud noses, phone in room didn’t work, there were roaches and ants in my room as well
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Christian

Traveled with group
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Overall not too bad
We really enjoyed our stay. The hotel is clean. Unfortunately we try to grade during asked day to all inclusive but they refused wasn’t that the state was really good. The breakfast are OK but please be careful as I found a fly in the milk, but they quickly changed it. The food is OK. The staff are not all the best, but Natalie is fantastic. She has a time for you.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

David

Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

SILVIA KARINA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is very comfortable but the receptionists and the woman who is in charge of the bookings were not friendly nor kind
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

SILVIA KARINA

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location and my room was very comfortable! The only detail the cleaning staff do not let you sleep at 7 or 8 am they knockking at the door!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Mayet

Traveled with group
For me it is not a 4 star hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was excellent the staff we're pleasant and there was plenty of choices at meal time. Even the bar was reasonably priced. Over all really enjoyed our time at the Canifor and would definitely return thank you.

8/10 Good

Katarina

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Stephanie, North Liberty

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff and housekeeping staff were pleasant and helpful. However, I kept having a bad experience with one of the employees who serves the breakfast in the morning (woman, wears glasses); she was rude, to say the least, and considering she was being pleasant with everyone else, I can’t help but take it personal considering it happened every timeI went downstairs for breakfast. When it comes to the hotel itself, gym is very tiny, has a dirty carpet, and weights are practically non existent (enough stationary bikes and treadmills, though). Air conditioning in the main foyer feels nice and is strong; however don’t let that fool you as in the rooms it is not controlled by the individual guest themselves, therefore the rooms can get quite hot during the day which makes them almost uninhabitable. The ceiling fan and the closing of the curtains helps, along with being practically naked. I did see a cockroach in the room. TV is small, no remote to be found. Bed was a good size, but had a spring mattress so it was quite uncomfortable. The hotel is within walking distance to several spots.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Dupree

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It is an old and outdated hotel,you really pay for what you get. They want you to pay for a remote for the room,extra room key carda, tea pots,etc.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Dean

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
False advertising on Expedia !! terrible staff, terrible hotel / hostel, terrible food, terrible amenities…waste of money and to think this is listed as 4 star is an absolute insult
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

George

Disliked: Staff & service
Some kitchen staff very not polite with customers some thims arrogant
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There is cheap and good but this is cheap and bad!
Reception staff complained of being over worked and couldn't check us in until shift change. Hotel is dated, beds are old. Room was clean. Breakfast has chioce but tables and floors were dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Franc

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed the food. A substantial breakfast and good evening meal which always had a starter, meat, fish or veggie options, salads and a range of desserts. Very efficient restaurant with helpful and friendly staff. Although it advertises free parking, this was on the road outside and spaces were hard to find.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

may

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant hotel
Staff are lovely. Good is good. Great breakfast. Rooms are a little dated but nice hotel overall. Indoor pool is a bit dark
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Gregory

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Real Disappointment
This hotel may have been nice at one time but now it is quite run down and needs to be updated. The beds were dirty. The sheets were not clean and had hair in the bed. The beds were miserably uncomfortable. The bathroom sink was clogged and would not drain properly. Overall very disappointing. We ended up leaving although we had 2 remaining nights in our reservation that were not refundable.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

colin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Ariel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid at all cost
What was suppose to be a relaxing holiday was an absolute nightmare. We checked in and the staff was friendly, the place was a little outdated from the photos but we thought it had great amenities and a good location. We got to our room and the balcony door was broken and the aircon unit sounded like a jet engine. We went back to the front desk to ask for a room change and the receptionist resisted and insisted that the room was fine, we had to stand our ground to avoid being bullied into staying in the original room, the receptionist went from being really lovely to rude and aggressive when we asked for a simple room change. We did end up getting the new room which was much better, again outdated which we weren’t bothered about but upon closer inspection everything was very dirty. We only had one night here and we were exhausted so we just said we will sleep on towels to avoid touching anything. When having a shower the water pressure is barely a trickle, you would have gotten more water and cleaner if you paid a hobo to spit on you. Nothing was open and this was not disclosed upon check in or before when the reservation was made, we wanted to play a game of pool after our dinner at a nearby restaurant but the room was dark and looked like a storage unit. We decided that because it was a bit late (8pm) we would just go to the rooftop spa and relax for a bit. There was no lighting and the spa was drained. There was no signage so anyone going up here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Canifor
Beautiful place in a good location for whatever you wanted to see or do
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room need to furbished pool plu door windows need havy clean dertiy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Kay

Traveled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dated hotel with pleasant staff
You get what you pay for. Stayed for 7 nights and needed assistance from maintenance on a couple of occassions. Room had not been thoroghly cleaned prior to our arrival and we had to request clean towels on our last night as our room had not been cleaned or towels changed. Our room was compact with an ensuite shower. We were situated that the back of the hotel overlooking the Elvis tribute bar and had a marvellous huge terrace, such a blessing and we were able to enjoy the great views. The air-conditioning was a god send, would never have survived the August heat without it. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. The accommodation is dated but the room, when cleaned was adequate and the bed very comfortable. The hotel was quite quiet and strict guidelines were in place to support distancing and hand hygiene.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Ireneusz

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Canifor July 2020
My wife and I have been visiting Malta for the last 9 years and have stayed in 5 other hotels, this one by far is the best and good value for money. My only moan is the pillows but they were managable for a short stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
On arriving at this hotel we were advised that they did not have a room for us. This was booked and paid for back in July 2019!!!! To cut an extremely awful experience (the manager was laughing at our predicament) short we were offered another hotel and on checking the reviews it was dreadful. They offered another plus 2 hop on hop off bus pass each. If we wanted dinner added to the compensation we would have to sign a declaration saying we would not put on any bad reviews or complain. Needless to say we declined. On checking reviews for this hotel later it sound like we had a very lucky escape. Appalling attitude, extremely poor customer service.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Diana, Southend

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived to find there was not a room available as they were overbooked but we could have one of their apartments and be upgraded to half board. However, the apartment was dirty and smelled of cigarette smoke. We returned to the reception and without saying anything we were told we would have a room indicating to us that they knew the state of the apartment. The room they put us in appeared initially clean but had cockroaches in the bathroom. Also the room was one they didn’t use very often as it was right near the cleaners who woke us every morning very early as they didn’t know were in there. Also we had to ask for towels and I made the beds each day. Not impressed at all. We have stayed at this hotel before so it was very disappointing this time.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
🏨check in 👍, staff friendly 👍 clean rooms 👍
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

mirta susa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Falto servicio
Llegamos a las 23hs. Con dos ninos. En el hotel no hay agua potable. No tuvieron la gentileza de dejar una botella de agua en la habitación.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
They were overbooked and transfer us to Coral Hotel stating it was the same. Awful experience over there anond got transferred back to Canifor, which is okay but definitely not a 4* hotel, maybe 30 years ago. Terrible food, whether is Breakfast or dinner. No remote either for TV and Air conditioner....won't repeat
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was full of noisy students and teenagers. The remaining 25% adult guests were pretty rough. The breakfast was barely suitable for a dog. The overall facility was tired, old and I haven’t stayed in rooms that bad in over 40 years!! There is a massive building site opposite. You have to even pay the use the safe deposit box in the room and leave a deposit for the TV control! The best thing about this hotel is the reception!!! As for Bugibba, Magaluf is more appealing!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Entertainment was poor. Building work in progress. But in fareness they moved us to the pool side which was quite.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoy of the staff, felt very careful, helpful of us 'olderies'.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel isn’t 4 star. Towels are dirty. Pool is located next to a building site.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I wasn't able to have the first day of there, I was given a new hotel overnight!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

William, Killybegs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location breakfast was good. Romm was clean staff helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Dimitar

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Area is good. Have good restaurants and shops. Have good transport to island's and cities.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Toilets near the in door pool not up stairs and many machines of sweets out of ordered and left money on it .
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was within walking distance from the hotel. Staff were very friendly! The only thing we didnt like was the shower in our room had very little water pressure.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Buildingdust, Dusty Malta😕

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is ok.. staff were helpful... toilet in the room leaked ,shower head was pitiful, tiles fell off by the patio, mould around the bath .. St Paul’s area is a dusty yucky building site
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Viola, London

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wasn't nothing unique about the hotel.The room what we got 331,was horrible dirty ,smelling ,sheets they wasn't changed,they was used and hair all over on it.Then the floor wasnt carpets, it was tiles and it was cold as it was no carpet at all.The balcony door wasn't closings and the cold was coming true. And the worst part from it all we didnt had heating at all,when we gone down next day to complain about it and ask help we was told is not heating at all.They didn't help us at all so we end up going out buying our own electric heater as was to cold to sleep .Then the food we had no choices to pick at all ,we had half board payd but we decided to eat out anyway . Nothing on they websites is the truth ,i will never visit the hotel againand i do not recommend it ,only if youwant to be disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique. Hmm. Let's see. My boyfriend's sheets had blood on them. I only saw it after we woke up in the morning. My sheets had a rip in them the size of my elbow. It was tucked on the side of my mattress. The beds were sliding on the floor when we slept. Continental breakdast had very limited choices and if you wanted to take your coffee by the pool side you had to pay 10€ to do so. When i asked for all my sheets and pillow covers to be replaced (4 sheets and 2 pillow covers) upon discovering the blood, they told me the locker is closed and i have to wait for the key holder to come to work. When someone finally came they brought up 2 sheets. I had to go and make a huge fuss at the reception about it. Apologies none. We were unable to sleep since right outside our window there was a table for people to get drunk at. At 2 am i called reception and they did nothing about it. When we left they asked us for an extra 35€ for laundry service. I contested the charge and the receptionist was like "oh yeah sorry wrong room". Free self parking? My ass! We got a ticket since there literally was NO PLACE to park. We were told to park were we find a spot beside the curb. I have never been to a worse hotel with ruder staff! Ever!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2019