8/10 Good
Christian
Travelled with partner
3 May 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a pretty decent stay at Barcelo Fortina Malta. Check in was easy and smooth.
I booked last minute and the only room available was their cheapest option. It was room 237 and the balcony faced the bridge leading to the mall next to the hotel. People constantly crossing so couldn't leave the curtains open as they could see straight into the room. In future if all available is their cheapest room I wouldn't book.
The breakfast had a good selection and finished at a decent hour allowing a bit of sleeping in. The coffee tasted cheap however. At the egg station Anthony made some of the best omelettes I've had in years.
Only issue we had was that the clothes iron we had in our room was leaking water and not working properly. Housekeeping came to see about it and instead of simply changing it for a working one, seemed to interrogate us and made it seem like our fault the iron wasn't working as we overfilled it. I can guarantee we didn't fill it beyond the max line. They eventually changed it, but it took about 30 minutes+ for their technician to investigate the faulty iron which meant we were just waiting around in the room. In these instances, especially in a '5 star hotel' it should've been a simple 'Thank you for letting us know' and immediately replace the faulty iron without any questions and they can investigate on their own time.
It's a great location, and a 5 minute walk from downtown Sliema and the ferry.
Unsure if I would stay again. Good coffee is important.
Christian
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025
