This is a good hotel located opposite Manoel Island on the quieter side of Sliema.

The rooms are spacious and comfortable but there are a few niggles. For example, unlike just about any other hotel I have stayed at in Malta (or elsewheer), there are no tea/coffee making facilities in the room.

When I questioned this, the housekeeper gave me loan of her kettle - so I can't mark it down too much, since that act went beyond the call of duty.

There is a fridge in the room, stuffed with drinks at extortionate prices and a note asking you not to put your own things in there - though I kept my milk there to make my tea!

A good night's sleep is not possible if you want t lie in beyond 6 or 7 am if you're in a sea view room, as we were.

The traffic starts early in Malta with buses, lorries and cars thundering past, the noise is unbearable, even with the patio doors closed.

Breakfast selection looked good at first, but the quality of the... more