Verdi Gzira Promenade

"Middle of the range hotel. Rooms quite small and unless you are lucky enough to get a harbour facing room you will be staring at lots of other buildings. Breakfast was passable but unimaginative, fruit needs to be refilled much more frequently. You can order alternatives but nobody tells you that, and if you do be prepared for a very long wait, it took 30 minutes for them to cook me poached eggs, and I ordered them because the fried eggs on offer are like rubber and completely inedible. Don't bother with the roof top pool, there are only about 8 sunbeds and they are squeezed in like sardines in a can, and the smell was nauseating."

"I'm surprised this hotel has such great reviews Pros Breakfast pleasant enough if you go early although needs more labelling of condiments and appropriate utensils All staff are exceptionally pleasant and helpful The hotel is modern and very clean The location is very good and Ubers to Valletta etc. are very reasonable - approx £7 To describe the views as side sea view is disingenuous. What you actually have is a balcony in the shade all day with the view of a building site, and the sea only if you stand up and look beyond the barrier(see photos) The room has a huge sofa bed that takes up a lot of space so the room feels small The bathroom is badly designed. The tap is too powerful in the sink and if you go to the bathroom in the night you will wake the other occupant as the light shines through the window We booked specifically to have a room with a pool. The pool is tiny with a dozen beds in a line. The indoor pool is approx 10ft so not suitable for swimming. There is a much better pool complex across the road which is 25 euro per day (aqualuna). We specifically wanted a pool but if we returned we would use this or book a nearby hotel that included use of this pool (e.g. the waterfront)"

"Verdi Gzira Promenade We stayed here for a week in October 2025. The walls are painted black. The reception was modern and the receptionist was very welcoming. And during our stay the staff were brilliant. We were in Room 408 with a side sea view and a bed and Breakfast package. When the lift doors opened we were greeted by a black out as the hallway lights don't come on until you step off. Room 408 was opposite the lift which is not my favourite room position regarding late night noise. Entering the room which had black walls I noticed the scaffolding outside the window on the building opposite on the small street. It was draped in loose cloth resembling a giant dusty spiders web. Above that were some occupied apartments that could look directly into our room, so the curtains would remain shut. Half of the side sea view was taken up by the scaffolding. and we didn't use the balcony at all for the week given the horrific view. The next unpleasant surprise was an internal connecting door to the next room, invoking memories of a screaming baby and its mother who had insisted on speaking loudly on her phone at 5 am on a previous trip. My 3 worst fears, Noisy lift people, Noisy neighbours through what might be a thin door and a building site 20 feet away?? Fortunately there was some good sound insulation, so we were not disturbed in the 7 nights apart from the last night when a kid in 508 above was running round. Even the road drill and the music from Punto's across the road failed to penetrate the balconys sliding glass door. The bathroom was tiled in, you guessed it Black tiles, and strangely it had an internal window to the bedroom which meant no lights when using the toilet in the middle of the night! On the other side of this window was a black painted cabana opposite the double bed??? What earthly use this was I could not fathom. It also had a side window to nothing. One of our cases lived on this for the week. There was little storage space, a few hangers each and a couple of niches suggesting this was a weekender hotel, so bring your own hangers. There were no drawers for your smalls like socks and pants. The bedside cabinets were tiny painted black and the hotel phone was relegated to the floor as it took up all the space. This was a room we did not want to spend too much time in, unless it was in the dark for sleeping. Unfortunately 4 days of rain didn't help, but a pair of ponchos did! Breakfast was down stairs in the small dining room. with either continental or hot options. This consisted of Scrambled eggs, Sunny side eggs, Streaky bacon, Beans, Mushrooms, roast tomatoes and Sausages. which were the same every day. There were various nice pastries, 3 types of cereal, Mixed fruit, Yogurt, fresh fruit, Toast was from an ordinary type of toaster, two coffee machines and some small pots of tea. They served this up to 10:30 and there was always something there even on a late start. Just let them know if somethings run out and they get it for you. There are two pools upstairs. The indoor one is more the size of a large bath and would take one stroke from end to end. The outside one is L shaped and takes about 4 strokes end to end. There is a nice seating area with about 7 sun beds, and the view over the harbour and to Valletta was great. While mentioning the rain there was flooding on the main road outside especially on the crossing between the Verdi and Punto's so take some waterproof footwear. To recap. If sleep is important then the sound insulation was very good. If you like bright and light then this is...black as the ace of spades. The staff are great the position is good for local restaurants and transport."