Мальта. Отзыв только об отеле Malta. Review only about the hotel

We traveled to Malta in September. I already wrote in the story that our vacation was spontaneous. It didn't take long to choose. I wanted the place to be quiet but close to entertainment. To have a place to see others and show yourself. In this sense, the Qawra Palace Hotel fits 100%. We arrived at 8 am. Check-in was very fast and luggage was received just as quickly. It takes less than 30 minutes from the airport to the hotel. So we were already at the hotel at 9 am. Alas, someone was lucky, they were settled earlier. We were unlucky and we received the keys to the room only at 14-00. Even in St. Petersburg, I specifically stipulated that the room should be with a sea view. When we entered the room, we were not that surprised, amazed. The window overlooked the neighboring hotel. And it's across a one-lane road! No, there was also a sea view, especially if you go out onto the balcony and lean over the railing! )))) But this is not the most unpleasant thing. The room had a terrible smell of old age, mold, which is called the "smell of the chest. " I had to go and talk to the manager. The number has been changed. That's where all the beauty was, as in the palm of your hand!
The hotel itself is quite old. The lower floors smell of dampness. All two weeks that we were there, the air conditioning pipe was leaking in the hall. Sometimes the maids fenced the puddle with signs, sometimes they put rags, but apparently they didn’t get to fix their hands. In general, a hotel for unpretentious guests. A safe is available in the room for an additional fee. Two weeks cost 23 euros. TV remote for a deposit. There is a hair dryer, but it is located in an unexpected place: a drawer. The hotel has an ironing room. It costs, it seems, 2.5 euros. In some rooms, in addition to English sockets, there are euros. We only had English in our room, so we had to buy an adapter. The lights in the room are VERY dim. For people with not very good eyesight, it will be problematic to do something in the evening.
We took only breakfast, although the hotel operates on an all-inclusive basis. Breakfasts are ordinary, however, in one shift there was always burnt bacon and tomatoes. Not burnt, but charred. Once, apparently by accident, the bacon turned out to be slightly burnt. Perhaps the chef thought. But the next shift is already corrected! The bacon was charred! )))

The guests at the hotel are mostly English pensioners, with a small interspersed of pensioners of other nationalities. There is nothing for young people to do there. From entertainment only dancing in the evening by the pool. Very lethargic. Oh, if only they could see how our pensioners dance somewhere in Gelendzhik to the songs of "Gems" and Pugacheva!
The hotel is located in a quiet area. But to the embankment of Bugibba, where evening life takes place at a leisurely pace, about 15 minutes. To St. Paul's Bay, at most 25 minutes. Lots of cafes and restaurants around. With one but! Malta is a mediterranean country with a siesta. During the day, almost all cafes, except for those at hotels, are closed. They open after 17. But cafes are open on the embankment during the day. Lots of eateries and shops. I really liked THE Plum Tree restaurant. Cozy place. Very friendly and humorous hostess. Well, if you want to eat cheaply, go to the Bugibba embankment. There is a first or second cafe under a large green tent. Don't pass. Cheap, delicious. By the way, the restaurant at the hotel, the one at the entrance to the hotel, is quite good. In the evening, this is the only place where there is a queue. I can recommend the Trollis supermarket, and the cheapest supermarket is on Aura Square, right opposite the pharmacy! It is small, we passed by 10 times without noticing.
Getting from Aura is also very convenient. Buses 12 and 31 go to Valletta. But 31 goes in a roundabout way, through the Bridge. Therefore, it is more convenient to go to Valletta on 12, but to return all the same at 31. At 12 there are crowds of people. In the Bridge, as everyone already understood, it goes 31. To Mdina and Rabat it goes X3. It goes straight to the airport terminal. And finally, you can only get to Marsaxlokk with a transfer. To Valletta, and there buses 81.85.
Now about the main thing. There is no beach as such. If you do not consider a concrete platform 10 by 40 meters. Sunbeds and umbrellas are paid. Two euros per item. Most prefer sunbeds by the pool. We sunbathe there, and just go down the ladder to swim, and here it is, the cleanest and most transparent sea.

Close to wild beaches. These are also just concrete platforms. Unfortunately, the sun on this side of the Aura hides behind the hotel at 4 o'clock. But if you are not lazy, then walk 100 meters along the embankment! There is a luxurious place, secluded. And the sun is there until 7. At 7 it gets dark in Malta!