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Reviews of 1926 Le Soleil Hotel & SPA

4 out of 5
1926 Le Soleil Hotel & SPA
THORNTON STREET, Sliema

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Callie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall enjoyed our experience. However, we experienced significant noise being on the first floor. We could hear noise from the lobby and there was noise coming from above. The noise from above resulted in us changing rooms for a night. When asked if we were on the side of the construction were told no, but found to be on that side come morning (room we moved to for a night). The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The pool/sauna is inside the hotel. It did not respect the 12 people maximum. The dry sauna can fit about 4 people and is very nice. The pool is on the cooler side. Overall, the pool/sauna services were good. The infinity pool is not attached to the hotel but down the street at a private beach club. We knew it was not open for the season. There are free activities available like yoga and one-way shuttles to locations on the island, depending on the day of the week. The location is good for dining and getting the ferry to Valletta.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dillon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were super friendly. Rooms were very clean. An enjoyable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, absolutely destroyed by constant, noisy building works that starts at 7am. Spa has gently playing Zen music accompanied by jack hammer. Wouldn't go back to this hotel until finished, BUT I would use again once completed. A great pity that this vital piece of information wasn't on website before booking. In a built up area but actually was convenient for bars, restaurants and shops. Smallest balcony I have ever seen!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all extremely helpful and very friendly. The room was lovely and was kept very clean by the staff. The restaurant was very good and served a very nice breakfast. There was a lovely Spa and pool The location was very good. Close to the waterfront, restaurants, bars and buses. The only downsides were building works close by . . .
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Viktorija

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were really friendly and welcoming, facilities were lovely
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall a nice hotel in a good location for exploring Malta. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was ok however it was quite a small selection and got a bit samey after a few days
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Iulian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
family room advertised at two king beds - room had a king and a sofa
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ayusha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
PROS Nice sized room. Staff are nice and friendly. Spa had a jetted pool, heated ceramic bed, steam room & sauna available for use. This was a nice bonus since the outdoor pool wasn’t available. CONS The room I got was above directly above the kitchen, so I got to smell the grease and heard the vibration from the kitchen fans. I mentioned this to the front desk and one of the managers came up but I think he thought I was crazy and kindly said they would move me but were all booked up and he would look into this again but never got back to me. The room was also next to the service elevator / storage room so there was a lot of noise in the morning. Scaffolding outside my patio. Some construction in the hotel. The fire alarm went off twice during my stay. The photo on the website is not completely accurate. It looks like you’re booking a waterfront property – but you’re actually two blocks away from the water. Part of the reason I booked this hotel was that it had an outdoor pool – unfortunately, it was closed for the season and not available. It is also two blocks away from the property. Also advertised at booking through Expedia, is that I would receive a bottle of wine which I didn’t get. I would have asked about it at the time but forgot about this as I was dealing with the noise and smell issue. Decent property, but I wouldn’t book it again.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dhruti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was really good, good rooms, good customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sean

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was ok. The issue with this hotel is that on its site/app it fails to disclose that there is construction underway. There is also work going on next door to the front of hotel. Noise starts after 7am up to about 4. The hotel is tired and even bigger rooms are neglected, surprising that instead a new pool terrace and restaurant are instead now being built. This is not a 4 star property and the serenity advertised is a myth. The beach club is closed as off season but at least this is stated on tge site. No mention of noise. Had to change rooms 3 times, due variously to external noise, paper thin walls, internal noise, faulty ac. There were also issues with water being cut off, mosquitoes and cockroaches, very disappointing since the place had been recently treated by pest control. I would urge prospective guests to check construction status with hotel direct. They cannot control work elsewhere, and there is a lot of development currently, however I believe they have a legal duty to inform potential customers as to what is going on at the hotel, since it ruined my trip, and I do not believe this hotel in its current situation should be advertised as a VIP experience.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an excellent stay
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property in a great location.

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central to everything. Staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Upon arrival I was greeted by a friendly receptionist to check me in. Informed me that I got upgraded from a standard to family room as it was a solo birthday trip for myself. To my surprise they gave me a slice of carrot cake along with a birthday card and one of the beds decorated with petals. Had their breakfast buffet and tried their spa facilities all of which was superb. I would definitely stay here again the next time I visit Malta as all staff members were personable all the way up until I left - security even offering a coffee whilst I waited for my taxi. My small issue I would raise was there was a strand of hair on the hairdryer throughout my stay. Despite the hotel providing a room 'touch up' in the afternoon before the evening sets in (great touch btw) they failed to spot this in my 3 nights. Very small and definitely does not change my positive impression I received from the hotel. Good location to some of the most recommended eateries and neighbouring towns such as St Julians and an easy bus ride to Valetta. Just ensure to bring the exact change for the fare.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

bina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were allocated a disabled room for some reason and we just accepted this as assumed the hotel was busy. However from my observation it wasnt. The room was large enough and the space was not fully utlised. Limited lighting in room so doing make up and hair was a little difficult. The quality is 10. However due to limited facilities in room overall not great. the restaurant food was top quality could not fault it. Steam room and sauna was ok, temp was not great did report to maintenance.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dewmi

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful stay for Christmas
Delighted to have stayed at Le Soleil 1926. Great hotel, great spa. Service was excellent and staff very welcoming and helpful! Very close to Sliema and very easily walkable to Valletta! Very near public transport also. Would definitely stay again. Look forward to the new additions upcoming!
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff in the front office were very helpful, in particular Francesca who helped us to complete our chick in with Air Malta. The hotel is quiet and suitable for older people like us. There is a good variety of food on display for breakfast but unfortunately the dinner menu is quite limited (and expensive) I would certainly go back to this hotel again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people is what made it for me. Everyone was warm and welcoming even when problems arose. They listened, were attentive, but also respected privacy. Thank you all very much for your warm welcome to Malta!
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, would return!
Room size and cleanliness were perfect. Service was excellent, reception staff and cleaning staff. Some feedback we think would make our stay even better - hooks for the bedroom - written instructions on how adjust air corn / ability to change as it got quite warm - the shower glass door felt fragile water spilt out
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liliya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spacious and the infinity pool that met the ocean was one of the best perks of the hotel, and would definitely go back just for that.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hotel, comfortable bed, balcony and a nice shower with shower gel and shampoo and conditioner provided. Also the plug sockets accepted UK and European plugs, so no need for adapters. Nespresso machine with free refills were all nice little extras. The spa was really nice to relax in also. The hotel uses a phone app so no need for keys and you can use the chat facility to make requests or ask questions while you are out and these are responded too quickly. Definitely recommended if you’re staying in Sliema.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great value hotel in the heart of the town
A very pleasant hotel that was very cost effective to visit (by most European standards) out of season, especially considering the standard of accommodation. The indoor pool was very pleasant and you could make very good value of the €15 breakfast with the range of food on offer and seemingly no limit on how much of it you could have. The hotel's position on the peninsula means you can see a coastline in either direction if your room is on the side of the hotel and every key amenity in the town is within easy walking distance. The beds were comfy, soundproofing was great, the wifi was very good and the TV offered a good mix of channels in several languages; not that you'll want to spend too long in your room in such a nice area to explore. If I had to be picky and look for issues, it would have been great if the water for the shower could have run warm sooner (it tended to take a few minutes to get up to temperature) and given that I needed to stay and work after check out, as I was on a business trip, there aren't many places to easily sit down and work with a laptop, other than a few low level tables in the reception or bar. We solved that problem by walking down to the other 1926 venue on the coast and used the great wifi there either side of getting lunch in the restaurant.
View from the second floor looking south
View from the second floor looking north
Quadruple room on the second floor
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant stay excellent service no complaints apart from spa a bit too busy to relax in at times
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Milen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very impressed - everyone was lovely
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Imogene

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic boutique hotel and great location
I cannot recommend the hotel highly enough. All the team were really friendly and helpful and there were some lovely little touches like a small snack for when you got back in the evening to your room and lovely little messages. A wonderful boutique hotel and the beach club was excellent too. Thank you so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in a great location to shops and restaurants in Sliema, as well as being close to the ferry across to Valletta (1.50€ one way, 2.80€ return) and buses. The staff were super helpful and even rang to check if we needed any arrangements for getting to the airport on the way home.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for easy access to surrounding attractions
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Anna Lou

Travelled with family
Guess toilet should have to improve, otherwise I will recommend to friends.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Campbell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Room was clean and bright. Great location and easy to get to other places from
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldn’t fault the staff or facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vesna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel staff is very friendly and accommodating, from the reception to the pool, spa, restaurant etc. The ability of the staff to respond to the client needs and the attention to details ( little things such as good night notes and the end of a day check in on guests needs) is exceptional. We rented a car and used hotel's garage, which was excellent given the difficulties with parking in Sliema. We also ate at the pool's restaurant - the food and service were excellent. In general , the service was impeccable. We are very much interested in coming back and staying in this hotel and we highly recommend it. To avoid a a risk of missing so many lovely people, our thanks go to all at Le Soleil.
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Francesca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel - old-fashioned glamour, but with modern conveniences. Family size room was great for four girlfriends staying for the weekend. Lovely breakfast and beach club food. Service was exceptional – the room was regularly kept clean and tidy and towels replenished; reception staff were always very happy to help and lovely, helpful staff in the restaurant. The beach club was great - amazing cocktails! It’s a short walk from the hotel though - down a side street over a main road.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the hotel. Convenient location, beautiful infinity pool, and spa. The hotel offered complimentary sunset cruise and bus tour. Every night they placed cards in the room with cute quotations and a little gift. Complimentary water and Prosecco in the lobby everyday.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Satender

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Dudley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The hotel is nice and modern. The ‘app’ like element was helpful. We didn’t have the correct room to begin with, but they did change the next day when we requested. Owing to storm like weather the beach club was shut for the entirety of our trip. Which was a real shame. When waiting to leave we overheard several guests had been issued tickets for alternative beach / pool location. I then asked about this, and had a slightly abrupt response which I was told only when people ‘complained enough’ they would issue them. This seemed rather unfair as I didn’t want to be rude about it during my stay, but for the whole week we were offered nothing alternative. If the weather is bad there is not much to do at the hotel. However, the aesthetics were very nice. We liked that the maid service was done via a switch in our room.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel and the staff that work there, are amazing. Words can not fully describe just how great everything at the 1926 is and was. I highly recommend the 1926 Hotel and Spa and when ever I find myself back in Malta I will stay there again.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and the actual hotel were both unquestionably top class. Nothing was too much trouble and the staff at the pool, pool restaurant and breakfast were particularly wonderful. The hotel is conveniently situated for the Valletta ferry but the main road along the seafront was busy and rather dirty. Valletta was excellent for restaurants but Sliema was busy and noisy with traffic directly outside the eateries.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Emily, Onalaska

Travelled with family
They advertised a beach club but it was just a pool overlooking the water and it closed at 5:30pm daily even though the restaurant stayed open longer. There was a spider in our comforter and ants in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mr Jonathan S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023