db Seabank Resort + Spa All Inclusive

The swimming pool is beautiful and always very well maintained, but for me, the real highlight was the sea: simply stunning, with crystal-clear water and amazing colors. A special mention definitely goes to the restaurant. I ate really well, with high-quality dishes that were well prepared and always varied. It was definitely one of the aspects I appreciated most during my stay.

The only negative aspect was the reception staff, whom I found to be rather unhelpful. We simply needed to book a taxi, but the request was handled in an unnecessarily complicated way, and in the end we had to arrange the booking ourselves.

The outdoor pool area separate adult pool with a swim up bar. The indoor pool, steam, sauna and jacuzzi at Pearl Spa was great too. The spa is cool and relaxing, lovely service, with a great option of treatments and massages. The resort is very well equipped with a shop too so easy to buy things if you’ve forgotten to bring. The location is good for families wanting to be near the beach as Mellieha has a lovely coastline. The main town was also nearby atop a high hill, quite a walk uphill to get there or a short drive with a hire car. The site is also a short drive from Popeye village which is an interesting excursion. At the beach there were lots of offers for all types of water sports, boat rides and visits to nearby coming Island and Gozo. If you have a hire car it’s 6 minutes to the ferry port and a short crossing to Gozo. Lots to do here so much there’s no chance of being bored by day.

I didn’t like that there was not enough adult entertainment in the evening. The resort has an in-house DJ, host, dance group and singers who put in a small show every evening. However; sometimes the shows are really focused on children eg. Disney characters but honestly it’s just not for me. Unfortunately outside the resort there was so few places to go which had anything fun going on, all in all it’s a bit too quiet. If you’re looking for more it’s best you book to stay at the sister resort in St Paul’s Bay, Db San Antonio. The food quality and selection generally was very good value for money, however; the choice of restaurants and booking options was limited so we found ourselves eating at the main restaurant most days for all or meals. There were times restaurant bookings appeared full on the booking machine and app, yet you’d stroll into the restaurants and find them half full or almost empty. Very annoying! The air conditioning was problematic for quite a few guests so arriving at the end of the low season probably wasn’t the best times either soaring temperatures in the high 20’s and air con set warm for season lows

Rosemary the housekeeper was super friendly and efficient. Food was superb with huge choice

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The pools and exterior area of the hotel were very nice and provided some secluded spaces for rest (specially for people without kids). Beds were comfortable.

The food was ok, but I missed more variety, quantity (at the end of the shifts things were not replenished) and overall more fresh items (specially fruit). I did not love the organization of towels and cups - guests need to pay to collect a towel and a cup at the beginning of the stay - it’s not comfortable nor practical and it also puts the guests in a weird position (is the hotel assuming people will take these items??). I did not appreciate that. Animation was over by 10pm, which imo is quite early for an hotel in the middle on nowhere.