SOLANA HOTEL & SPA ^{* * * *}

Très bon hôtel, service au top ! Un peu déçu des lits car les matelas sont séparés mais mis à part ça tout est correct.
L’hôtel est situé loin du centre ville mais la vue sur la mer qu’elle donne vaut le coup.

Good, but there was no cutlery in the room. Opposite the balcony and your windows another building is being built. At 7 am the builders start working and making noise.

L'hôtel est propre et beau,équipé de deux belles piscines dont une sur le toit offrant une belle vue, et une deuxième intérieure et chauffée. Un spa est disponible avec plusieurs massages proposés qui sont payants mais l'accès au jacuzzi est inclu pour les hôtes avec un système de réservation préalable qui reste flou, au vu du prix je trouve malheureusement l'offre et les modalités d'accès limitées et c'est dommage. le petit dejeuner est riche mais il est a base de produits industriels et bas de gamme, c'est un peu l'usine, et enfin dernier point, j'ai demandé a un employé si le poulet etait halal il m'a affirmé que la moitié de la charcuterie l'est en me les montrant mais un collègue l'a corrigé en me disant que c'est complètement faux, j'ai bien apprécié la franchise du second mais la réaction par l mensonge du premier m'a reffroidie ainsi que son manque d'éthique, l'hotel est très bruyant, musique et discussion a hute voix et claquement des portes a n'importe quelle heue de la nuit, l'hotel est bien desservi par les bus mais la pente et les petits trottoirs de la rue a rendu l'expérience difficile. Je ne recommande pas cet hôtel, pour le meme prix il y a bien mieux

Avoid this place as much as you can!!!Customer service of the hotel is just terrible - dont pay them even 1€ - its too much for their service

Nice spacious room with a lovely view of the Gozo island and the Melieha bay.

We booked a long weekend, and Melieha, a little far away from the capital, is indeed less busy, and perfect for walkers like us.

It is a 20min walk to the seashore up north, through a winding road, narrow pavement, but very doable. Many people alternatively take the local bus which is regular, and very civilised too, but we decided to walk.

Melieha cathedral, visible from our room windows, and also when you walk, stands majestically at the highest point of Melieha, and has bars all around it, and from the hotel is a 10min walk.

Staff is friendly, available, and effective, made us feel welcome, provided all that we needed throughout, low season indeed, but well managed at early/mid October 2023 when we stayed!

Yes strange how at breakfast you get to see how full the hotel is, as you don't get to see all those guests about when you are in lobby and social hotel areas at other times. Coffee machines at times needed replenishing with milk coffee etc but in general it all worked well for the busy times we'd seen.

Two restaurants as well, the al-a-carte Tosca, and the main buffet, where breakfast is held, and also where most half-board guests choose to have their included dinner.

We chose our half board dinner meal at Tosca, the other restaurant, instead of main buffet restaurant. For this we needed to book in advance, and depends on availability.

Breakfast is varied, and complete, full English breakfast, porridges, continental, and cereal, yogurts, great variety of fresh fruits, choices for every person.

Tosca dinner was refined, a three course meal, choices for starter, mains, and pudding, and a VIP treatment - loved it!

The fact this hotel a little far from the capital Valletta, was another nice detail, but of course, an opinion and depends on own values and preferences, we like to walk, and less crowded more personalised experiences.

Melieha area is much quieter than Valletta, no comparison.

We went to the capital, 30min on uber, or 45by bus which is regular.

Valletta is buzzying with people, kiosks and coffee shops everyhere, noisy, lively, very touristic! Uber, 30min, circa EUR35 - also the option to take the bus is interesting, could have been an experience, but not one we'd gone for then.

Hotel facilities also nice, rooftop pool with beach towells, bathrobes, sauna (i didn't go), rooftop bar by the pool, gym, very complete. The rooftop pool area has a wonderful view, and the pool bar offers a happy hour 2cocktails for the price of one (at least at the time mid Oct-23 Fri to Mon 4 days when I was there)

Would definitely recommend Solana! A great choice of a stay! Thank you!!!