Reviews of Chateau La Vallette - Grand Harbour Suite

Excellent locarion in the heart of Valleta, close to the sea. Very clean. Easy check in.

A little bit dark and early morning noise from the construction workers in the building just above our terrace.

It’s so closed and accessible to everything within Valetta and so clean! The AC was also a saving grace in a hot summers day. If you want minimal people interaction then this hotel is for you! It’s so easy to check-in and check-out as everything was mapped out for you when you arrive ☺️

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The location is great.

A room was a little bit smaller then I expected.

Fabulous location on St Dominic Street. Beautifully furnished spacious ensuite room. Very comfortable and quiet. Shower with excellent water pressure and hot water. Cannot recommend it enough!

Nothing!

Well, we certainly liked the way the property was presented on booking.com, which is why we chose it for our two week Christmas holiday in Malta. The location in Valletta was ideal; the price, although not cheap, was at the level of similar properties in the vicinity. However the reality fell way, way short of expectations, for the reasons given below.

The photos of the "Grand Harbour Suite" at Chateau la Vallette on booking.com misrepresented the experience entirely—this was by far the darkest room I’ve stayed in over four decades of travel. While the limitations of the location - mid-terrace on a lower floor in Valletta - were to be expected, what wasn’t disclosed is that the terrace’s light-well was largely blocked by scaffolding, leaving the single glass door between our room and the terrace nearly useless for natural light. Even on sunny days, it felt like we were inside a gloomy cellar, making it hard to even tell the time of day. We immediately messaged the property owners, shocked, but they offered no alternative. Thanks to booking.com’s no-refund policy, we realised that we were then trapped in this gloomy hole for a whole fortnight. The room was also far smaller than portrayed (wide angle lens effect) with inadequate storage (a flimsy rail and wobbly desk) for two adults. The lack of light, worsened by the scaffolding, made the space unbearably claustrophobic. This appears to be a calculated omission by Chateau la Vallette’s owners exploiting booking.com’s platform, prioritising their profits over guest satisfaction. Whilst we felt that Maltese people were honest and welcoming, the same cannot be said of our hosts in the way they misrepresented this property. We wonder whether booking.com finds this behaviour acceptable, as it certainly makes us much less likely to trust this platform ever again.

My room was very clean.

My terrace was facing the inner courtyard, which was completely covered with scaffolding, so I hardly had any daylight. The other guests were very loud.

Location

Rooms 5 is tiny without closet to put clothes. There was not even enough space to open the suitcases. There were only hangers for our coats and only 1 hanger in the bathroom for 2 people’s towels. During 4 night stay no one changed neither towels not shits, in addition no one even empty the bin with Trish from the room and the bathroom. There was no physical light in the room and during our stay there were works in the patio. As a results we were awake every day from 7.15 am.

Easy check in, good location on a quiet street

The room we stayed in had no day light. There was only a glass door leading to the patio (which was definitely a selling point when booking) but it turned out the whole patio inside was covered in scaffoldings and was impossible to use due to dust and smell, also making it impossible to air the room in the evening or sleep without the air con but with open door. The noise from construction started at 7:45 am, which was really annoying and disappointing. There was a very bright light at the patio that turned on in the evening and couldn’t be turned off manually, it would go away automatically at 1 am. The curtains in the room are not very good so if you have troubles sleeping with light in the room then this will be a problem. If you’re on a romantic getaway that you won’t like sink in the room as well

Room number 5 Lovely terrace. The apartment is located in the heart of Valletta which makes it a perfect location as everything is close to your hotel. Check-in and check-out were super easy and you did not have to meet staff in person.

The room was small.

It's a small room but clean and extremely well located. They do not offer any service and you will not see nobody. You will get de key in a box, use de room and leave the key in a box, but it works.

The room is was clean and comfortable and small balcony, Good location and close to the center. Kitchen set

No receptionist and everything self service. The price to expensive with that facilities only.

All equipped for a good stay. Rooms are airport rconditioned, everything is clean, beds are comfy.

Great location , comfortable beds, spacious room, common areas had everything you need, close to bars, restaurants, bus stop and many attractions.

Great location, and excellent communication. Really nice place, very clean, and a comfy bed. Shared kitchen great idea as you could prepare any meal. We had room 5 with own terrace which was lovely (although internal courtyard so no view)

Stylish conversion of an old property. Our room (no. 5) had a good-sized terrace out back. Located in the middle of old town Valletta.

If you like anonymous, this place is perfect. We saw no staff from start to finish - checking in and out unassisted (door and key codes messaged to you). We did not expect the hostel-style shared kitchen, which had no coffee machine and was a little cramped. The floors in our room were dirty. It is Chateau DIY.