Il Palazzin Hotel

“Back to the Palazzin for the first time since Covid.”

It's always good to return to the Palazzin, see friendly faces and receive a warm greeting and our visit this year was just as welcoming as always. The one thing that does make this little hotel special is the kindness and friendliness of all the staff from management through to the Chefs and do... more

It's always good to return to the Palazzin, see friendly faces and receive a warm greeting and our visit this year was just as welcoming as always. The one thing that does make this little hotel special is the kindness and friendliness of all the staff from management through to the Chefs and down to the cleaners. I am very biased to both Malta and of course the Palazzin, but if you are looking for an excellent clean little hotel, conveniently situated and with excellent staff, then this certainly is the place to go. However, this year we have noticed a few things that have caused standards to slip a little. I like a good English fry up while on holiday, but was sad to see that English bacon had been replaced by something far less appealing, sausages had returned to the mini hot dog variety and fried eggs weren't always available having on certain days been replaced by a version of scrambled eggs. I need to add that after speaking to other British tourists in the area they were getting the same poor quality of bacon too. Other than that, everything was acceptable, but one of my main dislikes apart from the food was the waitresses playing on their phones while they waited for something to do. Perhaps I am old fashioned, but I don’t believe that phones should be allowed in the workplace. With regards to building work in the area, everything directly across the road on the site of the old Salina Wharf hotel seems to be finished leaving only very limited sea views and work still continues around most corners, but if you can put up with a bit of dust and one or two cranes then you will find the location of this hotel convenient for most things and only 5 minutes to the bus station. As always, our stay on Malta was a lovely one and I am always happy staying at the Palazzin and maybe when all the cutbacks have stopped I will get a better piece of bacon. Many thanks to Simon and all his staff for once again making our stay a very pleasant one and without doubt we will return to the Palazzin once again when funds allow.

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“Staff is the best part of the hotel”

Stayed only one night after a cruise, the staff are the friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately the room did not live up to expectations, we found the mattress’s really hard and uncomfortable, the bathroom was functional but there was issues. It is very old and dated.

“Relaxed and friendly hotel with the loveliest members of staff.”

I have mixed feelings about this hotel. It has a very relaxed feeling to it and the members of staff are all incredibly friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed sitting outside drinking the lovely cocktails whilst the children played in the pool and really enjoyed our stay in Malta. We stayed on a bed... more

I have mixed feelings about this hotel. It has a very relaxed feeling to it and the members of staff are all incredibly friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed sitting outside drinking the lovely cocktails whilst the children played in the pool and really enjoyed our stay in Malta. We stayed on a bed and breakfast basis and the breakfast was ok but can be repetitive and also quite basic. I mostly had toast and would have preferred more variety of fruits and pastries. The biggest issue I had during my stay was that there wasn’t any water in the hotel room upon check in and and so would highly recommend that the hotel provide guests with a complimentary bottle of water upon arrival as when we arrived at 1.30am with small children I had to walk to the shop to buy water, which is was not ideal at that time of night and after travelling. Overall a very friendly and relaxed experience and I would stay there again.

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