115 The Strand Hotel by NEU Collective

The Booking in Staff at reception were very helpful and throughout our stay. The staff in the breakfast room were very professional even when it got very busy. There was one person in particular very friendly, a chap from Nepal who only recently joined your work force. Breakfast was excellent.

we felt the person giving tour information was not friendly.

Special mention to Tatiana, beyond helpful and will always work with you where she can to manage your experience.

Very nice property w a good central location. The room and beds very comfortable and nice size bathroom. Very clean. Extremely nice staff.

The dining areas are nice and staff great but breakfast is really not good. It's not the quantity but the quality.

The room was one of the strongest aspects of our stay. It was very spacious, comfortable and exceptionally clean. Housekeeping was excellent, with the room carefully cleaned every day and fresh towels regularly provided. Breakfast was good, with a nice selection and overall good quality.

Unfortunately, the breakfast experience was not relaxing at all. The area was extremely crowded, with people everywhere, queues and frequent waiting times. It often felt hectic and congested, so it was difficult to simply sit down and enjoy breakfast comfortably. The biggest disappointment was the swimming pool situation. The hotel is advertised as having two swimming pools, which can easily give the impression that there is an outdoor pool on the hotel premises. In reality, the hotel itself has an indoor pool, while the outdoor option is complimentary access to Aqualuna Lido across the road. Aqualuna is a separate beach club rather than an exclusive hotel pool, and during our stay it was extremely crowded. It was therefore very difficult to relax or properly enjoy the pool. For a summer stay in Malta, this was a significant drawback. The hotel was also quite expensive for Malta and, considering the facilities actually available, we did not feel that it offered particularly good value for money. Overall, the room and cleanliness were excellent, but the overcrowding, outdoor pool arrangement and relatively high price prevented the stay from feeling as good as it could have been.