Sliema, Hotel Fortina

Poor selection of tv channels , waiting for fried eggs for breakfast really puts the chef about, poorly organised evening meals queuing for meat and finally they tried to charge me 2 euro 60 for a small bottle of water out the mini bar

Hotel Fortina had a great spa and also a great bar, which was very spacious, and relaxing to sit in. It was a very good hotel to stay in and we all enjoyed going there it was a great experience

A generally well managed hotel which could do with revising its nightly entertainment to meet with its client base.

Visited 16 years ago but it appears now that the 5 Star part gets preferential treatment in everything. Looking a bit sorry for it's self and in need of lots of TLC.

We have just had 2 wonderful weeks at the Hotel Fortina in Sliema. It was so relaxing, I am envious of anyone who is going. The accommodation is good the food is excellent and the spa facilities are just endless and they do manicures and hair. What more could a girl ask for.

This is the fourth time we have been to the Hotel Fortina in January and this time we prospectively upgraded to a deluxe room. This was an excellent idea and for the extra money provided a quantum leap over the standard rooms, avoid room 228 which essentially has no window. As we were not on the 5 star deal, we could not eat in the Japanese or Taste restaurant. The health food restaurant was closed, which is a pity, as it amongst the best there.

Room quality and cleaning were excellent. Two queen size beds, a settee sitting area and stocked minibar included. As it is Winter, there were virtually no children so it was pretty quiet and the average age of clients was retirement age.

The spa/health centre has been enlarged and is busy. I use the swimming pool there a lot and it is excellent. My wife had some beauty spa treatments, which were judged to be good.

The hotel is located near the Sliema bus terminus and it is easy to buy a bus pass and see all the island.

Most people eat in the buffet restaurant because they opt for cheap deals, often from Mercury travel. This has improved over the years and this year there was some imaginative food including quail, spaghetti with octopus sauce, vegetarian Strognoff with mushrooms and nuts. Deserts are unimaginative and tend to be flans/cakes or fresh fruit. At breakfast there is an omelette bar if you want freshly cooked eggs.

The brasserie restaurant is probably the best of the included evening restaurants and you get a table de hote menu with adequate choices and big servings. This appears to be freshly prepared and is of great quality. For a supplement, not really necessary, you can eat off an a la carte menu.

The Indian restaurant is now much better and by using mix and match, you can have a good curry! It is also open at lunchtime if your stomach can take it. Avoid the pizza restaurant where the pizzas are tasteless.

The other great thing is the bar service. In the Winter there are two bars, one of them is none smoking, and you can have pretty much what you want, sometimes with local ingredients, all day long. There is a cocktail list but some taste a bit medicinal and it is included. In the Winter the bars are busy but OK. I hate to think what it must be like in Summer when the professional drinkers arrive.

Entertainment in the lower bar is awful. It is one or two singers with an organ each night but there only appear to be 50 songs known in the whole of Malta, and each singer has them on their repertoire. By the time I had heard Lady in Red for the tenth night running, I gave up and left. There are some keen ballroom dancers in the bar and seem to be of local origin.

I will definitely go again and will definitely upgrade to a minimum of deluxe room.

Hotel Fortina was probably our worst holiday ever. We spent 6 weeks in a room which measured 4.19m by 2.74m and when we asked about the free upgrades we were told it would cost us £700. The Mercury rep was useless. The beds were only fit for children.

The deal sold was not delivered.

Sliema, Hotel Fortina 4 * room with sea view and all inclusive. Room smelt of heavy mould / urine. Bath was very old and only suitable for showering. Food was offered in 6 restaurants. Set menu for guests was just about school dinner standard and anything off the guest menu was an extra £9 per person per meal. The guest menu was very basic and so bad in fact we ate out after two sittings. The inclusive drinks were poor brands, in small glasses and all the fruit juices were heavily watered down. The swimming pools around the hotel were very old and not inviting. The staff were always trying to sell the products that were booked as standard. The gym was not that bad though...bit old again, but a decent set of dumbells!!! all in all a very poor 2* hotel at 4* prices.

I went to the Hotel Fortina during May and had a great time with fantastic Spa treatments and terrific food what else could a lady want? No seriously, the staff were helpful and friendly and I adored the food with such a wide choice including my favourite Japanese with the addition of restaurants serving, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Italian, Maltese there was so much choice and there was a super self-service restaurant and the staff were so lovely.

I especially enjoyed the Thallasso treatments and my skin felt super soft at the end of five days here.

With only a short flight from the UK this is a sure certain place to book again - I made some lovely friends and we are planning a get together over there before Xmas!

The Spa bedrooms are wonderful with such amazing bathrooms with all the Spa equipment to hand and even the therapists can visit the rooms and give massages etc - sheer luxury for the stressed!

We have just returned from the best holiday we have ever had at the Hotel Fortina. The food was amazing - you can eat in any one of 7 Restaurants (soon to be 8) as part of your all inclusive holiday. A La Carte Menus are also available at an extra cost. Admittedly the older part of the Hotel is a little shabby, and the rooms didn't look that big, but we were fortunate enough to stay in a Tower Bedroom with a beautiful view of Valletta Harbour. We did indulge in a couple of spa treatments too - which are a little overpriced, but very nice!! The only disappointment really was that the entertainment was a few dodgy live singers (except one who was good) and is aimed at the older audience. We are already planning to return in a couple of years!! Would definitely book another holiday with Sunspot too.