115 The Strand Reviews

we booked this place for it's location, overlooking the harbour.after booking a studio for two, we e-mailed asking for a sea view, this cost an axtra 17 euroes per night to upgrade to a one bedroom unit for 4 people. from outside this place looks impressive as does the reception area, up to the room the view from the tiny balcony is stunning.the room looks like a sixties butlins throwback. the view from the living room/second sleeping room is of the service shaft, drain pipes with the smell and used condoms chucked out. the room was filthy, can't have had a proper clean for ages, dust everywhere, cobwebs on the ceiling, toilet hadn't seen any bleach ever,fridge needed de frosting, bathroom had cracked tiles, again filthy.the main bed is a wooden frame with plywood top and a matress on top.the maid visited daily to swap the towels and empty the bin, she never did any cleaning, just opened a pack of cakes and helped herself, left the crumbs all over the floor.this place has no pool, a jacuzzi on the roof is surrounded by tables and chairs so no privacy there then.the shop downstairs is a rip off,the evening meals upstairs crap. if this had been our first visit to malta it would have been our last,however we own two timeshares in Qawra so we know what a lovely place malta is. avoid this hotel and sliema too, it's one big rip off.