Vacation flew by incredibly quickly, but what a great time I spent it! ! We decided with a friend to go to the island of Sri Lanka, in search of peace and tranquility (after busy working days). A flight on a comfortable plane without delay does not require any extra words, although it takes almost a day, upon arrival a car was already waiting for us to the hotel.
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Vacation flew by incredibly quickly, but what a great time I spent it! ! We decided with a friend to go to the island of Sri Lanka, in search of peace and tranquility (after busy working days). A flight on a comfortable plane without delay does not require any extra words, although it takes almost a day, upon arrival a car was already waiting for us to the hotel. Check-in immediately upon arrival. The room is clean, very cozy and comfortably furnished, four-poster bed, air conditioning, TV, chic shower room, as for 3 * - mega cool conditions, given the not too high fee. The hotel service regarding cleaning and everything else is not bad, the staff is loyal to requests, they fulfill their duties. The food is quite tasty, a little bit of a lack of variety, but eggs, scrambled eggs, butter, bread and coffee are present for breakfast and meat and fish dishes for dinner, we dined at a cafe nearby, the choice of seafood there was incredible. Since the hotel is located on the first line, the sea is very close, the water is clean, the beach is sandy and wide. Swimming is a pleasure! There are sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach. Sometimes we visited a massage parlour, very good. Also, there was one of the days when it was cool to swim, then the bike rental turned out to be very useful, we were able to appreciate the nature and enjoy a wonderful walk. It's very cool that the hotel restaurant puts tables right in front of the ocean, especially in the evening it's nice to eat by candlelight, looking at the sunset! The hotel is really, really cool, we had a good rest here! Everything is so clean, comfortable, friendly that you already want to go back!!! !
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I evaluated the hotel on several parameters: 1. HOTEL STAFF -3 2. HOTEL NUMBER - 4 3. HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE -3 4. FOOD - 3 5. SEA and BEACH -4 1. HOTEL STAFF. The hotel staff, like all people in Malta, was very friendly. Paul (80-year-old grandfather at the reception) turned out to be very well-read and well-known in the geopolitics and culture of different peoples, including Slavic ones.
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I evaluated the hotel on several parameters:
1. HOTEL STAFF -3
2. HOTEL NUMBER - 4
3. HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE -3
4. FOOD - 3
5. SEA and BEACH -4
1. HOTEL STAFF. The hotel staff, like all people in Malta, was very friendly. Paul (80-year-old grandfather at the reception) turned out to be very well-read and well-known in the geopolitics and culture of different peoples, including Slavic ones. He even knew about Ukraine and cities like Lvov and Donetsk. The staff in the restaurant were also friendly. Most of our requests were resolved quickly. True, once POL hinted to us that it would not hurt him to give a tip for help.
2. HOTEL NUMBER. We arrived in Malta at 23:00. Taking into account the transfer, we got to the hotel after midnight. At the reception we were met by an old grandfather, about 80 years old (POL is his name). Due to the fact that he has few teeth, it was difficult to understand what he said in English. Within 20 minutes, he found out something about our rooms and then settled us in room 11 (if I'm not mistaken). Photos are attached. We were shocked. Firstly, we ordered a double, but when we entered the room, there was already a woman of 30 years old, also from Kiev. A huge ventilation pipe ran through the entire room on the ceiling. There was only one small window in the room, the view from which overlooked the chimney. The bathroom and toilet were in a terrible state, as if they had not been washed for a whole year. We immediately went downstairs to the reception and started complaining. To which we were told that there are no numbers yet, and indeed our operator ordered this number. At the same time, after 40 minutes, our "friend in misfortune" was moved to a normal room.
However, we had to spend one night in this room.
The next morning a representative of the travel agency arrived to acquaint us with possible excursions. We complained to him about the room and within 30 minutes, after his conversation with the hotel representative, we were moved to a very normal room with a balcony. As it turned out later, that terrible room was a room for technical staff.
Another negative was the lack of air conditioning in the rooms. There were only ventilators, which did little to help.
Towels were changed every two days. Sheets were changed twice in 10 days of rest. Soap was given three times in 10 days.
3. HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE. The hotel has one single small pool. There are free sun loungers and a bar. In the evening, the same area turns into a bar and the old men sing various English marches in karaoke. On the first floor of the hotel there is a hall with a paid game room with slot machines and terrible billiards. There is also a library there. The dining room is located on the floor below, while the view from it goes directly to the sea. And in the evening, when you have dinner at sunset, it's unforgettable.
4. FOOD. Power is certainly not ala Turkey or Egypt. Pretty monotonous. We took HB (breakfast + dinner). In the morning there was always a buffet: two meat cuts, one or two cheese cuts, a couple of vegetable cuts, sometimes a salad and fruit. There were also cereals with milk. Complimentary drinks (horrible juice from vending machines), coffee and tea. In the evenings there was a custom menu. Basically, the choice was omelettes with sausages (quite tasty) and spaghetti (also nothing). In the evening water was paid. We put water on the account of our room, and then paid the bill when we checked out. Pretty convenient. We dined in nearby restaurants. Mostly took fries with meat or fish. Sometimes we went for pizza. Sometimes bought in take away. By the way, the food there is not bad and much cheaper than in cafes and restaurants.
5. SEA and BEACH. The hotel is on the first line from the sea. True, to get to the sea, you need to cross the road.
You need to understand that Malta is an island of volcanic origin, so there are no normal entries into the water and 99% of the beaches are pebbly. We had a small pebble beach in front of the hotel. There you could take paid sunbeds for 3 euros a day, but we lay down on the bedspreads right on the small pebbles. Entry into the sea was from the bridge. The water is very warm and clean (clear), but very salty. Therefore, I recommend that you bring a mask or goggles with you. Also, sometimes very painfully stinging jellyfish came across in the sea.
If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
1. HOTEL STAFF -3
2. HOTEL NUMBER - 4
3. HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE -3
4. FOOD - 3
5. SEA and BEACH -4
1. HOTEL STAFF. The hotel staff, like all people in Malta, was very friendly. Paul (80-year-old grandfather at the reception) turned out to be very well-read and well-known in the geopolitics and culture of different peoples, including Slavic ones. He even knew about Ukraine and cities like Lvov and Donetsk. The staff in the restaurant were also friendly. Most of our requests were resolved quickly. True, once POL hinted to us that it would not hurt him to give a tip for help.
2. HOTEL NUMBER. We arrived in Malta at 23:00. Taking into account the transfer, we got to the hotel after midnight. At the reception we were met by an old grandfather, about 80 years old (POL is his name). Due to the fact that he has few teeth, it was difficult to understand what he said in English. Within 20 minutes, he found out something about our rooms and then settled us in room 11 (if I'm not mistaken). Photos are attached. We were shocked. Firstly, we ordered a double, but when we entered the room, there was already a woman of 30 years old, also from Kiev. A huge ventilation pipe ran through the entire room on the ceiling. There was only one small window in the room, the view from which overlooked the chimney. The bathroom and toilet were in a terrible state, as if they had not been washed for a whole year. We immediately went downstairs to the reception and started complaining. To which we were told that there are no numbers yet, and indeed our operator ordered this number. At the same time, after 40 minutes, our "friend in misfortune" was moved to a normal room.
However, we had to spend one night in this room.
The next morning a representative of the travel agency arrived to acquaint us with possible excursions. We complained to him about the room and within 30 minutes, after his conversation with the hotel representative, we were moved to a very normal room with a balcony. As it turned out later, that terrible room was a room for technical staff.
Another negative was the lack of air conditioning in the rooms. There were only ventilators, which did little to help.
Towels were changed every two days. Sheets were changed twice in 10 days of rest. Soap was given three times in 10 days.
3. HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE. The hotel has one single small pool. There are free sun loungers and a bar. In the evening, the same area turns into a bar and the old men sing various English marches in karaoke. On the first floor of the hotel there is a hall with a paid game room with slot machines and terrible billiards. There is also a library there. The dining room is located on the floor below, while the view from it goes directly to the sea. And in the evening, when you have dinner at sunset, it's unforgettable.
4. FOOD. Power is certainly not ala Turkey or Egypt. Pretty monotonous. We took HB (breakfast + dinner). In the morning there was always a buffet: two meat cuts, one or two cheese cuts, a couple of vegetable cuts, sometimes a salad and fruit. There were also cereals with milk. Complimentary drinks (horrible juice from vending machines), coffee and tea. In the evenings there was a custom menu. Basically, the choice was omelettes with sausages (quite tasty) and spaghetti (also nothing). In the evening water was paid. We put water on the account of our room, and then paid the bill when we checked out. Pretty convenient. We dined in nearby restaurants. Mostly took fries with meat or fish. Sometimes we went for pizza. Sometimes bought in take away. By the way, the food there is not bad and much cheaper than in cafes and restaurants.
5. SEA and BEACH. The hotel is on the first line from the sea. True, to get to the sea, you need to cross the road.
You need to understand that Malta is an island of volcanic origin, so there are no normal entries into the water and 99% of the beaches are pebbly. We had a small pebble beach in front of the hotel. There you could take paid sunbeds for 3 euros a day, but we lay down on the bedspreads right on the small pebbles. Entry into the sea was from the bridge. The water is very warm and clean (clear), but very salty. Therefore, I recommend that you bring a mask or goggles with you. Also, sometimes very painfully stinging jellyfish came across in the sea.
If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
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