Barceló Fortina Malta

Fabulous experience and scenery (except a delayed check-in time)

Great hotel

The Fortina remains a great hotel despite losing some of it's facilities and individuality after re-development over the last 6 years. The location remains convenient for the waterfront, Sliema and local bars, restaurants and shops. The views if you have a tower room are still wonderful. The staff are all exceptional and extremely helpful and the rooms are well furnished. Accessibility for disabled people could be improved, but that's a fairly common issue in Malta generally. Overall though, a great place and base for a break in Malta.

Went here for my birthday holiday, the staff were friendly and helpful. Location was amazing and felt safe for a solo female traveller. Amenities were provided, with nice clean spacious room.

What a fantastic stay. Firstly the hotel has been renovated beautifully our superior room was great with everything you could need for a great stay. Secondly we stayed half board and both breakfast and dinner buffets were spot on. Great selection at both with regional and international cuisine. Third and finally the service levels were exceptional throughout the best I've ever experienced at a hotel. Nothing was too much trouble for anyone whether it be the concierge, a waiter or room service all exceptional. Will 100% return to this hotel

My partner and I stayed here in April 2024 as we were in Malta on holiday. We booked this hotel as part of a package holiday with EasyJet. Upon arrival a member of reception greeted us at the road side and took our luggage. Once at the reception desk for check in, we were offers complimentary drinks and our bags were taken to our room. We stayed at Fortina for 4 nights and I can truly say it was the best hotel experience we have ever had to date. The hotel was clean throughout, members of staff were so friendly and dealt with our every need. The rooms are spacious, clean and have a wonderful luxury finish to it. The cleaners regularly tidy rooms and in the evening left us complimentary chocolate which was a nice touch. The cleaners did an exceptional job at cleaning our rooms and changing towels etc. We also had a balcony which was a nice touch. Our only negative comment about the balcony was the fact that we did not have quite a good view as the building opposite our room was under renovation. The members of staff truly made our experience 10/10. We were always greeted with a smile and a warm welcome and they catered to our every need, The facilities at the hotel are fantastic. We used the spa area which was really clean,peaceful and very spacious. Luckily both times that we had visited the spa we were the only people in there, however if more people were to use it there would be more than enough space for everyone. My partner booked for a massage at the spa and he said he had a great experience where after his massage he was offered complimentary drinks and a area to zen and soak in the beautiful ambience of the spa area. The gym was also great and had some fantastic equipment. One of the most wonderful things about Fortina is the access to food without actually leaving the hotel. On our second night we ate at Tora. The food was divine. There are also 2 other restaurants within the hotel plus the bar area which also serves food (room service or eat in). The hotel is situated in the perfect location. We were less than a minute away from the point shopping mall and also a short walking distance into the town where they had many food and shop options. From our hotel you could also see Valetta which was a lovely view to see once we left the hotel. I would recommend anyone to stay at this hotel and I have already suggested it to people who are thinking of visiting Malta! It is the perfect location to stay at if you want to explore Malta but also have a laid back holiday.

We had a wonderful stay. The location is very good. Ideal for the ferries and general boat trips. The staff were amazing, very friendly and helpful. The pool was a bit disappointing. It’s awkward to get to from inside the hotel, quite a walk but again not a complaint just awkward for anyone with mobility issues.

Hotel itself was nice however the pool is very misleading. This is part of a separate pool club with the free sunbed access limited only to sunbeds without any kind of view and not adjacent to the pool. You also have to book a day in advance to access this.