Fortina Hotel-Sliema-Malta

The Hotel is in a superb location right on he harbor front in Sliema, Malta. Check in was smooth & straightforward. Our room wasn’t available for another hour, but we were able to leave our bags. We were on the 5th floor, & our room was massive. We had two Queen size beds, with a small balcony which overlooked one of the pools & gardens. It was spotlessly clean with all the usual facilities & toiletries. There was no charge for the safe or the air conditioning, which was a nice change from the usual package holidays we’ve gone on.

Breakfast was taken in the main restaurant. There was plenty of choice from the hot table, with English bacon, sausages beans, hash browns e. t. c There was also plenty of cereals, fruit, croissants, meat & cheese. We had the dine around option, which meant we could eat lunch or Evening meal at the hotel. We had lunch twice at the Thai/Chinese restaurant, which was superb. It was 3 courses & there was plenty of choice. If we’d eaten in the same restaurant in the evening, we’d have had to have paid 28 Euros pp. There was a reasonable choice of evening meal in the buffet restaurant – no repetition of main courses over the week, except for vegetables. They were sometimes a little slow in filling up the empty tray, but just a little patience was needed. Drinks were reasonably priced for a hotel.

The indoor pool area desperately needed a coat of paint & was in dire need of a revamp, but it was a decent size. The outdoor pool was closed for two days for “routine maintenance”. Surely Easter was not the time for this to be undertaken. Entertainment was diabolical, & even people in their 70′s looked bored. After a few nights we gave up.

The Timeshare people need to be stopped from operating at the hotel. I was actually phoned in my room to go to a meeting. When I gave a firm NO, I was still given a free voucher for a harbor cruise, which we enjoyed. Would I visit this hotel again – yes if the price was right, but it is not worthy of it’s 4* rating.