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The Santa Maria Hotel

Hotel in St. Paul's Bay with seasonal outdoor pool and 24-hour front desk

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Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Exterior
Breakfast area
Lobby

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • All-inclusive
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

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Ramel Street, Bugibba, St. Paul's Bay, Malta, SPB3033
  • Place, Church of St Paul's Bonfire
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Bugibba Square
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Bugibba Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

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About the area

St. Paul's Bay

Located in Bugibba, a neighbourhood in St. Paul's Bay, The Santa Maria Hotel is in the entertainment district and near the beach. Travellers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Malta Experience, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Golden Bay and St George's Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Ta' Qali National Stadium or Knights Spectacular 1565. Looking to get your feet wet? Scuba diving, snorkelling and waterskiing adventures can be found near the property.

What's nearby

  • Church of St Paul's Bonfire - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Bugibba Square - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Salina National Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Bugibba Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The Malta Classic Car Collection - 17 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Game Pub & Diner - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Portobello - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Brothers Bulgarian restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Fins & Gills - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Chris's Snack Bar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Santa Maria Hotel

Hotel in St. Paul's Bay with seasonal outdoor pool and 24-hour front desk
An outdoor pool, a restaurant and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a snack bar/deli and WiFi in public areas. Housekeeping is not available.
The Santa Maria Hotel offers 225 air-conditioned accommodations, with a hairdryer. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

Children aged under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at The Santa Maria Hotel are available. These rates are higher because they include on-site food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Amenities

Pool
All-inclusive
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Air conditioning

House Rules

Check in after 2 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 50.00 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.50 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately EUR 10 for adults and from EUR 7 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 35 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)
  • Air conditioning fee: EUR 10 per night
  • In-room safe fee: EUR 3.00 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a first aid kit

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May to October
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Malta. This property is rated 3 stars.

Frequently asked questions

Does The Santa Maria Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is The Santa Maria Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Santa Maria Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at The Santa Maria Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 1:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Santa Maria Hotel?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Does The Santa Maria Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 35 per vehicle applies.

Are there all-inclusive benefits at The Santa Maria Hotel?

Some rate plans available at this hotel are all-inclusive.

Where is The Santa Maria Hotel located?

Located in Bugibba, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Church of St Paul's Bonfire and Bugibba Square. Salina National Park and Bugibba Beach are also within 15 minutes.

The Santa Maria Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 319 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 319 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 319 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 78 out of 319 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 319 reviews

5.6/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Erittäin ystävällinen henkilökunta. Huone iso ja siisti. Hotelli hyvien kulkuyhteyksien päässä.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Shaun Lee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We arrived at 8 PM, we found the hotel's door locked and a paper indicating to go to the hotel across the street. We didn't stay in the hotel we booked and we weren't informed about it before! The breakfast was served in another different hotel. The room was spacious but all the equipments were very old and outdated. In the shower the water's pressure was very weak. The TV didn't work the first night and they didn't fix it until we insisted the second night.. We asked the reception what bus we shall take to go to Gozo's ferry and they gave us inaccurate information. A last thing is that they promised to give us a breakfast box as we were leaving early to the airport the following morning, then they changed their mind and resigned. This is not a big deal, only if they said it earlier... By the time we got back to the hotel, all the stores were closed and we spent a long time starving with no food!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Price Quality is good, bathroom not so clean. Cheap
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

ANTHONY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stay was comfortable for the price
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

reuben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A gem on the island of Malta

The staff were super friendly and accommodating and the room was very adequate for the price , there was an issue with some noisy kids but when it was made known to the staff they took care of it. Breakfast was great and plentiful offered all the standard breakfast fare you'd expect and was tasty too. Staff really knew the area recommending a few places when i needed recommendations and it was nice that when a staff member passed you by wherever they always smiled and said hello and when you asked something of a staff member they were more then happy to try an accommodate your request
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
La struttura vecchia e non confortevole ,televisione non funzionante,aria condizionale scarsa,colazione 99%solo salato
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

Personal del hotel muy amable.

Personal muy amable. El hotel es modesto y la comida en su restaurante podría mejorarse. Precio económico. En un entorno bastante tranquilo.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
La cosa di speciale della struttura era il prezzo, si sapeva che se si spende poco c'è da aspettarsi un trattamento inferiore e questo lo avevamo previsto, ma i primi tre giorni sono stati particolarmente deludenti. dopo aver verificato la mia camera (mobilio abbondante per sistemare gli indumenti), mi sono accorto che mancava il telecomando della televisione e il bagno era privo dello specchio,(elemento essenziale). sceso alla reception ho chiesto un telecomando e mi hanno risposto che ne erano rimasti sprovvisti (per tre giorni di fila, sempre stessa risposta) e che tanto i canali italiani non si vedevano. Al quarto giorno il telecomando è saltato fuori, salgo in camera e stacco il condizionatore che usava la stessa presa e infilo la spina talevisore nelle presa, e un lampeggio mi avvisa che la presa è difettosa e il televisore non si accende. Avviso la reception. E' tuttora come prima. Entro la giornata infine mi hanno montato uno specchio in bagno. Per quanto riguarda i pasti, il primo giorno colazione e cena all'hotel S.Anton, il giorno dopo colazione al Santa Maria e cena al San Anton con una coda di trenta persone per accedere alle pietanze, in somma un disastro. Riguardo variabilità degli alimenti erano praticamente gli stessi tutti i santi giorni, sia al Santa Maria che al S. Anton. Morale, un hotel da evitare!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Franco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ottimo rapporto hotel a Bugibba

Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo Nella penisola di Bugibba. Colazione abbondante in stile continentale e a chi interessa possibilità anche di utilizzare la piscina.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
La stanza é grande ma per farla pulire siamo dovuti scendere alla reception per segnalare, come il cambio degli asciugamani. Un giorno la mattina finisce la carta igienica durante il giorno non ci siamo stati anche per far pulire la stanza e la sera ritornati sono dovuto riscendere per richiederla. La tv non si vede anche se dicono che hai la tv in camera, dopo sollecitato che non c era segnale per 4 volte e che avrebbero provveduto ma non hanno risolto e qhinfi ho lasciato stare, il balcone al buio.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Monica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Muito a desejar...

Instalações deixam muito a desejar, funcionários também. Limpeza dos quartos é zero e por vezes nem toalhas para todos deixavam; numa semana o quarto não foi limpo nenhuma vez; TV moderna mas não funcionava; pequeno almoço era simplesmente básico e sem qualidade nenhuma. Não tenciono repetir.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Etablissement vétuste, chambre indiv trop petite, mobilier d'il y a 30 temps, clim dépassée, chaleur ingérable dans la chambre la nuit, rue bruyante, porte-fenêtre du balcon non-verrouillable avec risque de vol, restaurant fermé, jean-foutisme du personnel.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

claude, mazeres

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
la cuisine est horrible , pour ma part heureusement qu'il y avait du poulet le soir de temps en temps pour manger , sinon obliger d'acheter a manger a l'exterieur , a éviter de manger la bas
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel, valued for the price.

Very helpful staff in the entire hotel. The room was not big, but adequate. Everything as promised and as on the pictures. The swimming pool was nice, all the pool area as well. Breakfasts were the same every day, but with a lot of options :) The tourist area is not close to anything specific, but you have good connection to all the sandy beaches up the island. For the price was definitely worth it!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Juan Carlos

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel for kids and teenagers

I was not expecting 5 stars hotel, but there is no pleasure by the reception to treat you kindly. Old hotel, air conditioning doesn't not work and really really really poor breakfast, I think it is better they don't offer it to the clients. Really strange hotel, looks managed by amateurs. Believe in the others comments and go to there only if you don't care about nothing... The only good thing is the pool...
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Très bonne piscine Fuite d'eau permanente dans la salle de bain sur le sol, bruit de ventilateur et clim horribles
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good sized room and clean, no proper air conditioning very antiquated, swimming pool had green algae all round the edge of the bottom, but what completely ruined our holiday was the hoards of rampaging teenagers until 4 and 5 some of the mornings, needless to say we would never stay in this hotel again, sad really.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dårligt aircondition,køleskab,seng og dårligt service. Poolen er god nok 👍 Morgenmad ikke dårligt
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Alexey

Liked: Room comfort

Отель для школьников из языковых лагерей!

Рядом остановка, магазины - удобно. Номер просторный. Наш был с обновленным ремонтом, чисто. Лифты очень старые и работали "странно". Бассейн большой и глубокий. Еда - на 2 балла из пяти. Однообразно и ооочень все дешево и скромно. Даже нормальные продукты приготовлены как-то без души. В общем - отвратительно. wifi - работал нестабильно. Самое важное: в этом отеле 90% подростки из языковых лагерей Мальты, постоянные шумные кампании шатаются повсюду, кричат, курят и т.д. на них и рассчитана плохая еда - им нормально. мы сопровождали сына, который приехал в языковой лагерь - были счастливы покинуть этот отель через 5 дней!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Lisette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Best for young groups

Good for basic young traveller as full of student exchange groups and often noisy young party goers but cheap so can’t complain too much
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
3 days same towels 2 days no towels disgusting rude letter left for me which had nothing to do with me which they admitted and apologized bathroom wasn't touched the whole 2-week stay the disgusting smell all through the hotel and extremely rude staff in the bar who could barely speak English and no Maltese worst two weeks I've had away
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
noisy all night long ... people talking outside their rooms and in front of the hotel until 3-4 am every night
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place, staff & price. Would be great a higher selection of breakfast but it was acceptable. Should buy some new bedsheets, towels etc. was a little used
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
personale gentile zona piscina bella curata e pulita il resto da dimenticare mangiare scarso camere sporche e molto vecchie la tv non si vede 1 settimana senza mai cambiare le lenzuola del letto asciugamani cambiati solo 2 volte.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019