08/11/2007

First Impression

Upon, inspection, Dave decided the beds were fine!

We landed late at night so therefore we couldn't really check out the view from the taxi on our way to our hotel. It wasn't a long ride, but as Malta is such a small island, no trip would be that long!

First impressions of the hotel Soreda in Qawra, St Paul's Bay were good, it was classed as a 4 star and the lobby seemed to be a good representation.

Unfortunately, our good impression fell dramatically upon entering our room. We had booked a self-catering suite and the size of the rooms were good, but it was in need of some TLC! The walls were cracked and peeling and our bedroom window over looked some pipes. The room was clean, but we were not too sure about the sofa. Unless it was just the pattern, none of us were keen to sit on it.

The room in our opinion did not meet the standards of what we thought was a 4 star hotel. It was our first night though and we had arrived late, so we put it down to tiredness, we didn't plan on spending too much time there anyway!

The hotel did boast two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, gym, jacuzzi, evening entertainment and restaurants, so we looked forward to finding out about those!

Also, we had our complimentary buffet breakfast to enjoy in the morning.