Barceló Fortina Malta

A tall tower hotel, next to a mall. Relatively new hotel. Not a good check-in experience. With a check-out time of 12pm and check in time > 3pm, you would think a room would be ready to move in arriving just before 3pm. Booking a room directly with hotel website doesn't serve any advantage too. Not allowing to enter room a minute earlier than 3pm is far too strict. Something is not right. Room size is ok. Rather dark with dark coloured furniture. Could do with more or brighter lights. Modern gadgets. Good size TV but internet linked therefore some channels may lag. ONLY 1 bottle water (750ml) per room; don't ask for more unless you are prepared to see a bill at check out. Taps in washbasin seize up; expect to take longer to adjust to your desire temperature. Bath area - take candles/ torch because it is too dark around it. If you ask for Valletta view, expect main traffic road noise. Balcony was nice to absorb the atmosphere. Room service is brilliant. Very hard working staff. Room attended at least twice a day. Over rated. Room for improvement and perhaps more rooms too would be advantageous for the hotel.

Am currently staying at this hotel, we were disappointed with the view from the room we were initially allocated, so yesterday morning we asked to change rooms. Our request could not be accommodated as the hotel was full but we were told we would be contacted if anything became available. This afternoon we were contacted by Libin, the assistant manager, and he said he could offer us a choice of 2 other rooms now that the weekend guests were checking out. We now have the most beautiful room with spectacular sea views. We had to pay to upgrade but were given a discounted rate and it was so worth it. Thank you to Libin and the ladies on reception for turning our holiday around, we are now getting a real five star experience 🌟

Beautiful hotel, perfect location, staff freindly and very accommodating, excellent facilities, had amazing family celebration holiday received complimentary birthday cake, poolside staff lovely and prices really reasonable with fantastic views, lovely food and drinks, would highly recommend and definitely return

If I ever return to Malta it would definitely be at this hotel. Everyone was so welcoming and helpful, the room was so comfortable and stylish, also such a lovely area to stay- 20 minutes away from all the hot attractions

Never informed we were only entitled to a few hours a day either am or pm on the lido which the hotel didn’t explain to us. Never told parking was €15 euros a day, €30-40 euros each a day to book a sunbed to make your time slot all day from half a day! RIP off.