Barceló Fortina Malta Reviews

Must seen before you book the superior sea front room. (a) I stayed for 3 nights and Room 233 assigned. This room and also the neighbour rooms have grave privacy problem. These rooms are at the same level of a busy foot bridge. The nearest distance between the room and the foot bridge was just the width of two vehicle lane, that means everyone in the footbridge can see what happens at your room clearly, especially at night! (b) about 1/4 of the sea view was obstructed by the footbridge and most important was that the view of the famous Saint-John's Cathedral was severely obstructed ( unlike the photo appears at the hotel's web site which was deciving). You will hear busy traffic noise at your terrace also. (c) I asked the staff at the front desk for a higher room due to severe privacy problem but she said the rooms in the same class were all full and could not help. As I would stay for 3 nights and seen if I could change my room on the second day or third day but she could not help also. I then approached the supervisor the second day at 9 am and the result was the same but the supervisor was more swift promising to find an alternative room for me and let me know by email soonest possible probably before noon as I had to go out. However no feedback was received then and I had to come back to the hotel at 2 pm. Upon enquiry, the supervisor suggested a so called "premium room". Very big with a large terrace with city view but no front sea view. Due to grave privacy problem at Rm 233, I had to accept his offer but unreasonably I had to wait for nearly 2 hours from 2 pm to 4 pm for the staff to clean up the room (the check out time for this hotel was 1200 noon and I thought the hotel management should clean up this room first as there was a disappointed guest who was suffering from the hotel's lack of responsibility to provide privacy to their guest during their stay. (d) everyday there are guest moving in and out but the hotel management just could not help to move me to a higher level room on the second or third day. Are they fulfilling their duties?

Great hotel, fantastic experience! Would definitely recommend it to anyone staying in the area.

Fabulous experience and scenery (except a delayed check-in time)

Great hotel

There is hardly a better location in Sliema. The shopping mall is just 100 m away and the ferry is 5 minutes away. We had a room with a sea view on the 9th floor - the best view you could wish for. The breakfast was very good and everything was very clean and well maintained. The staff are particularly worth mentioning, they are always friendly and helpful.

The service is very considerate and the room is very comfortable. I upgraded the sea view room at the front desk. The balcony can directly see the sea. The location is very good. There are many restaurants and supermarkets nearby. I highly recommend it.

A staycation while living in Malta. The room was not too small, so it didn't feel stuffy at all, and the view of Valletta was perfect! The outdoor pool was especially pretty, and the breakfast was also good because there was a lot to eat.

The experience was very good, but the hotel staff was a bit rigid in modifying the order.

The price of the hotel is still relatively expensive. I think it is possible to book some activities at most, so that I might like to stay there again next time and experience the beautiful room.

The room is spacious and comfortable; the hotel is in a good location, and it takes less than 10 minutes to walk to the pier and bus station

I liked everything, convenient location and good service) I had a great rest

The hotel balcony has a nice view and the breakfast is average