Chris E.
The Solana Hotel in Mellieħa has some lovely features. The rooftop terrace and pool are definitely the highlight — spacious, stylish, and offering beautiful views over the town and the sea. The indoor pool and gym are also a nice addition, and the staff we met were generally friendly and polite.
Unfortunately, the rest of the experience didn’t live up to expectations. We stayed five nights in a deluxe suite with a partial sea view, but the room layout was awkward and the furniture felt misplaced. The balcony was large and pleasant, yet when seated you only saw a wall — the sea view was visible only when standing, even though we paid extra for it.
Housekeeping was inconsistent: some days were fine, others less so. The bed linen was never changed during our stay, and the bathroom had no ventilation, which made it damp and unpleasant. The eco-friendly shower system was a nice idea, but water pressure was too low to be comfortable.
The free Wi-Fi connection was unreliable — slow and constantly disconnecting, not what one would expect from a modern four-star hotel.
We tried the buffet dinner once, but it was disappointing: bland food, little seasoning, and overall a canteen-like atmosphere. Breakfast felt repetitive, focusing on quantity rather than quality.
Overall, the hotel looks great on paper but falls short in practice. For the price paid, it didn’t meet our expectations, and we would not return.
Alan Fairweather
Really happy with the room and location. We got more than we were expecting in terms of space, bed layout and what's available in our room. We had access to a s small fridge and some self catering options which we did avail of in the end. Cleaned every day perfectly. Thanks to all the hotel team. I would highly recommend this hotel as a good base to explore the Malta argiplugo. The pools on top are so nice and the sauna is great. Pity that's there's no steam room.
Kev En
The hotel has a few good sides, but overall the negatives outweigh them. The location is great, with plenty of good restaurants just around the corner. The gym is surprisingly well equipped and the rooftop pool has a nice view. Unfortunately, the atmosphere there feels more like a party than a place to relax, even if there is a separate adults-only area.
The rooms are very noisy. In the morning you hear chairs moving and your neighbors, and in the evening the music from the pool carries on until late. If you are looking for peace and quiet, this hotel is the wrong choice. Housekeeping is unreliable and often either skips the room completely or shows up very late in the afternoon when you are already back.
My experience with the staff was mixed. Some were friendly, others seemed annoyed. What really stood out in a bad way was the parking garage. The staff there was rude, and you are forced to hand over your car key without being given any explanation why.
In the end, the hotel does have a good gym, a nice rooftop area and a central location, but the noise, unreliable cleaning service and poor staff attitude ruin the stay. For the price charged it is not worth it. Not recommended
Michael Maggi
Beautiful hotel in a great location near shops and restaurants and a quick ride or 20 min walk to the beach. Our room (luxury suite) was a good size with a nice balcony. The bathroom was set up a little weird though (galley style with no shower door). We also got a massage in the spa which was very nice. However, our biggest issues had to do with towels. Especially the blue beach towels that they do not give you new ones during your stay unless you want to pay 5 euros each. For a “luxury” 4 star hotel, that isn’t the experience we hoped for. We’re traveling for vacation and aren’t packing towels in our suitcase to use at the hotel. You should be able to get new pool towels every day if you want. The management hides behind the whole save the environment and climate change guise but if I want to take 3 showers per day and ask for 3 bath towels they will give you that. Plus if you put a shower door in then water won’t go all over the bathroom floor requiring even more towels to be used. So silly. Also whenever you ask for anything at the front desk (including towels) they have to type into their computer for 5 minutes like you’re booking an airline reservation in 1990. Makes no sense. We also had to ask for more toilet paper and additional bath towels after they serviced the room. This should have been done correctly when they came. My wife also didn’t like the pillows as they were too hard but I was ok with them. She was also told that you can’t charge anything to the room but rather you have to go to the front desk and place a deposit on your account. That’s ridiculous. You can pay with a credit card though. Lastly, while the room was clean, it would be nice if they mopped the floors in the room after each guest. Our feet were filthy after walking barefoot in the room.
Melinda Oláh
Good place . The room was too big, which is basically good, but there was a lot of unused space where you could have dance, but there wasn't enough space to pack because there was only a hanging closet and no shelves. the shower was too open so the water kept leaking out no matter how careful we were and everything was soaking wet. the fridge was also leaking. apart from that the staff, the services, the wellness were very good
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