The Manoel Boutique Hotel

Hotel in pieno centro; camere pulite e spaziose e all'ultimo piano c'è una terrazza molto accogliente dove gustare l'aperitivo. Il personale è molto gentile e disponibile. La colazione è servita presso un'altra struttura poco distante dall'hotel; buffet gradevole con dolce e salato; dal menù puoi scegliere un piatto che preferisci e te lo cucinano al momento; io ho preso i pancake, molto buoni. Ottimo il cappuccino. E' in un'ottima posizione per visitare la Valletta.

We, friends, arrived at the Hotel Manoel at night. A very friendly, likeable young man greeted us at reception. We even had a choice of rooms, as it was winter and the hotel was not fully booked. He gave us lots of information and waited patiently for us to decide which room we wanted. The hotel is small with large rooms, some with balconies. From the roof terrace you have a fantastic view of the dome of the Carmelite Church in Valletta. As soon as you step out of the hotel you are in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Valletta. Everything was within walking distance. After 5 days at the hotel we can say that almost all the staff are friendly and helpful. There was only one dispute with an unfriendly and not very cooperative female receptionist with the first name K., after there was no breakfast offer.

The deal breaker was the noise from outside. The hotel is literally across and next door to bars and restaurants. So if you have a bedroom facing the front noise is an issue. Also if you're on the top floor the roof terrace is above and once again you get thumping noise from music on the terrace. First time I've been on holiday and was tired because unable to sleep. Also also the so called buffet breakfast is a joke. You have to get it from a dark grotty bar about 5 mins from the hotel. The selection was disappointing and below standard. You are better off going to the Spar supermarket on Republic Street which has a variety of cooked pastries, baked items and drink all reasonably priced. After the morning I didn't bother with the so called breakfast. There was also the fact I was worried I would get food poisoning. Nothing boutique about the hotel. Yes the room was spacious but I would prefer to have a proper closet rather than a customized clothes rack and shelves. Nowhere to put toiletries in the shower. The cleaning was minimal I had to ask receptionist to get house-keepiong to replace the toilet roll and provide water. A major problem when the temperature was in the high 20°s C. Finally the mini fridge was barely better than a cool box

Located in centre of Valletta. Easy walk to museums, churches, bus station, bars and restaurants. I had a very large room with a shady outside area. Does not have its own restaurant or breakfast room but has arrangement with nearby (250m) bar for a very adequate breakfast. Otherwise plenty of choice nearby. Very busy, lively location at night with bars and restaurants open til after midnight.

L'hotel non è merita assolutamente le stelle di cui si fregia, al massimo è un 2 stelle. Prima di tutto la colazione non è servita nella struttura ma, in convenzione, in un locale posto a ben 150 m. di distanza, e questo non è specificato nella descrizione dell'hotel (tra l'altro con scarsità di prodotti dolci). In albergo non c'è nemmeno il bar, o meglio dovrebbe essere accanto alla (piccola) terrazza sul tetto ma noi l'abbiamo trovato chiuso, né ci sono altri spazi comuni. La mini-reception non è aperta H24 come dovrebbe essere in un 4 stelle, ma solo dalle 7.30 alle 21.30. La nostra stanza Standard era pessima in quanto aveva una finestra rivolta sul retro, su un minuscolo cortiletto, con l'alto muro dell'edificio difronte a circa 1,5 m. di distanza!! Meglio poi tenerla aperta il meno possibile per i cattivi odori provenienti dagli aspiratori dei locali posizionati di sotto. Per ultimo, mancavano gli accappatoi ed il phon, che invece sono citati nella scheda descrittiva della camera. Hotel da evitare assolutamente!

The location of the hotel is great, right next to the Grand Master's palace, excellent for sightseeing. Our room was in the back, so we did't experience noise, but I guess it's noisy in the front. They gave us a room in the back right above the ventilators, even though I asked for a quiet room because of a baby. Changed it after one night, it was ok after that. It was pretty clean, the housekeeping lady was nice, but one day they didn't change our towels and coffe cups we had to go to the reception, the man who was cleaning that day gave us new ones after intervention. The reception staf was nice and friendly. Breakfast was ok, the food was good quality but poor choice. It is located 5 min from the hotel, not far, but be prepared to walk and it is a bit steep when you go back to the hotel. Not in the direction of atractions. They have buffet and a la carte but when you order a la carte be prepared to wait. One morning we waited for 40 minutes. The other 30minutes. Coffe was ok.