Just returned from a 4 night stay here - 2 of us -50+ ladies and we can only praise this hotel. Accommodation was even better than expected - so clean and comfortable and what a bonus the pool was! Paying 3 euros for a bed is ok. As it was August many shopkeepers go on their own holidays and combined with it being a residential area there's nowhere to go in the evenings so that could be a drawback depending upon how you wish to plan your day.
We stocked our fridge (nearby corner shop)and were quite happy on the balcony after a long day in Rome! The restaurant on site is very good. Metro is right next door but quiet. Turn right as you come out. We comically turned left when we arrived and sat and had a cold beer at a corner cafe and then asked the owner where the hotel was. As he pointed and laughed we realised that we were only a few feet away!

The room was quite big and clean with efficient air conditioned, nice also the swimming pool (free entrance asking the ticket at the reception, but 3€ needed for hiring the one of the beds by the pool).
The only problem is the distance from the city center. Trains in the near-by station (20m) are not so frequent (about every 40 minutes) and so is the bus service (about every 30 minutes). In both cases you have to change as these don't go directly to the historical center of the city and the service stops around midnight.

We are a young couple in our 50's, and stayed at the Mallia for 4 nights. The hotel is efficently and professionally run. We had a 2 room suite with lovely furnishings. The place was very clean and the housekeeping above average. The staff is polite and helpful. We enjoyed the decor of the breakfast room and the breakfast itself. It was a buffet breakfast - as much as you want of everything. Included: coffee and juice ,appetizing pasties and doughnuts, salamis, cheese, yoghurt, fruit salad,cereals, toast and more.
The pool is very big, but also used by the Mallia Health Club. Therefore although we enjoyed the pool, it was quite crowded. The hotel is right next to the train station, which is very convenient.

The review before this one is very accurate.

I stay in 15+ hotels per year every year and have never felt the need to write a negative review. This is not the case with this hotel.

The hotel staff (all 4 that I saw) were either English speaking and rude or non English speaking and rude (pretty important to speak the same language when trying to resolve problems).

Breakfast was a complete and utter joke - had better ones in Youth Hostels.

Facilities and whole hotel a big let down.

Arrived Sat eve and because of hotel location and public holiday had to drink water only until Tuesday morning when shops opened!!! A simple drinks machine in the hotel would have been nice!