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R. Humphreys from Highj wycombe travelled to Crowne Plaza with
independant
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: The Crowne plaza is a lovly hotel set back from the front in silema,it s a mixture of bussines and leisure and due to this the evening entertainment is limited,however there s enough bars around and a short taxi ride brings you to paceville nightclub central!!
The rooms are very well cleaned and have the basics cable tv 25 channels,mini bar, tea/coffee etc and the breakfasts well you name it they ve got it,best ive found for a long time.
Anyone who s been to Malta will know that that the maltese taught the spainish how to chill!!! So dont expect them to jump! They wont, but their laid back attitude is refreshing.
The pool area is one of the major points massive pool resonable pool service towels and good sunbeds!! and YES we ll come again.
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Sue Veale from Bristol travelled to Crowne Plaza with
Belleair
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Our second visit to crowne plaza, went before in sept 2004, and had to come back. Five star rated, I'd say our 4 star. Breakfasts brilliant - fresh melons, pineapples and other fruits, yogs, porridge, pancakes, full english and lovely continental with selections or rolls and pastries, even German breakfast.
We tended to eat out every evening, but the hotel has a pizza restaurant which is very good, and a 'Big Blue' a la carte restaurant which is also superb - inc. lots of fresh fish to choose, and flambe pancakes at your table...
Only problem this visit was building work on both sides of the hotel, starting from 7am. It was intermittant due to siesta's but could be noisy at times.
The pool is very big, kept clean and has plenty of sunbeds, free towels and bar/food service to your sunbed at reasonable prices. No evening entertainment to speak of, when we went in late May, except piano player/singer one night a week.
A very nice hotel, choose a balony seaview room to sit out and watch the med/pool!!
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Eddie Carson from N Ireland travelled to Crowne Plaza with
Thompson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed at the Crowne Plaza, and first impressions were good. However, we were on our honeymoon, and had paid extra for the honeymoon suite. Instead we were allocated a dingy room on the 4th floor with a very rattly air-conditioning unit (more the tour operators fault than the hotel's.)
Hotel was relatively clean , and the food was average. We ended up eating out a lot more than expected as the menu didn't have great variety. Location was exceptional. We stayed there during the festival, and we got exceptional views of the massive fireworks display, which seemed to go on forever, in the bay. Very handy for St Paul's Bay and for Valetta.
The hotel staff were the big let down however. A lesson in manners and etiquette was required by all, with the exception of one person - the hotel porter - he was the only helpful person in the whole hotel! Entertainment was worse than diabolical - mainly geared for the older tourist - but nothing to offer for for 20's - 40's. An excellent holiday. But we'll never stay in that hotel again.
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C Davies from OxfordN/A travelled to Crowne Plaza with
n/a
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: A well run and friendly hotel. There are plusher 5* hotels on the Island but they lack the friendly touches of the Crowne Plaza. The building works close by at Tigne will be completed soon which will further enhance the area.
The rooms were large and very comfortable, although the mini bar could do with being re stocked a little more frequently.
Three restuarants, all serving good food at reasonable prices and pool side snack area ensured that food and drink was never far away.
Not a lot to shout about on the entertainment front though.
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lesley74 from UK travelled to Crowne Plaza with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2003 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Crowne Plaza, Sliema, in June 2003. We paid £414 each for a week B&B from Glasgow through Chevron(.co.uk). We found them cheaper than any other operator. There was a bit of building work going on in the area at the time. It was more dusty than disturbing though. Everywhere we went we found it dusty - Sliema, Valetta, St Julians, even when we went to a remote town's festa (which was fun!).
The hotel was nice enough, nice big pool, lots of loungers, and even an adults only quiet area at the pool. The Big Blue restaurant was handy for some poolside sandwiches or chips. The room was comfortable and clean enough, but to be honest, not 5*.
We did quite like the town of Sliema, where there's lots of shops, not enough bars, and a variety of nice Pasta restaurants if that's what you like. It has a British feel to it, with British shops, and Chips a butties everywhere!! Not a lager lout sort of a town though, if you want that, go to St Julians, which we went to a few times for a bit more liveliness. It is quiet in Sliema in the evenings, the locals 'passeigiata' the way they do in Italy, walking up and down the promenade eating ice cream etc, but not really drinking.
All in all, not a bad place, but if you really want 5* luxury, go to the Hilton Malta, or the Radisson SAS.
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alanhassall from UK travelled to Crowne Plaza with
Unknown
on a Unknown holiday.
There were Unknown adults and Unknown child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2002 | rated the Crowne Plaza as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We visited the Crowne Plaza in May, 2002. It is a pleasant and comfortable five-star hotel, rather than opulent and plush, and is situated in a quiet location (if you can forget the building site next door) between the two parts of Sliema town.
The rooms are spacious, with two double beds, good-sized balconies and bathrooms. The bathrooms, like some other parts of the hotel, are in need of refurbishment, but everything works. Daily replenishment of tea and coffee-making facilities and bottled water in the rooms was much appreciated.
There are outdoor and indoor pools, tennis courts, a squash court and a fitness room. The leisure facilities are open to non-residents, which meant, for instance, the fitness room and squash court were busy at times, but this had little effect on the pool area, where there were always ample sunbeds and parasols.
The hotel seems to be used by both leisure and business travellers, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that business residents do not use the pool so much. The disadvantage is that those that do must be of the important type, insisting on conducting their business by mobile phone at the poolside. There is a ‘quiet area’ by the pool from which children are excluded. Unfortunately, the idiots with their mobile phones respect nothing.
Most of the staff are friendly and helpful. However, there were a few who gave the impression of being unfriendly and uncaring, and who may benefit from some extra training. Undoubtedly the star of the staff was the porter on duty on the evening we arrived – he seemed to know everything about everything, even the half time score of the English Premiership football match playing at the time we arrived!
Sliema itself has little to commend it. Traffic-congested, fume-filled, walking around the town centre is not a pleasant experience, hopping on and off pavements, avoiding the cars whose drivers rarely give an indication of which direction they intend to take. Many UK retailers are represented here – Marks and Spencer and BHS, for instance – but Sliema makes the peaceful shopping precincts we are used to seem a long way away.
An advantage of staying in Sliema is the availability of transport. Boat trips run from the harbour round the island, round Grand Harbour, and across to Valletta; and buses from the terminus run to most parts of the island. Minibus tours are also available.
There are a number of cafes, bars and restaurants in the town, but for the size of town, Sliema is not over-endowed with quality eating places. McDonalds and Burger King are here – of course – and the higher level restaurants will cost around £15-20 a head for a three course meal and drinks. The one outstanding restaurant will require a walk (or bus ride) to the nearby town of St Julians, where L’Ordine, an Italian restaurant, is literally planets above any other restaurant in the same price bracket in the quality of ambience, service and food offered. Well worth visiting.
In conclusion, a comfortable hotel, with a good pool area, but in a not-particularly pleasant town.
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