Diplomat Hotel

We were staying half board so went down to dinner. What a surprise, there was so much to choose from. There were numerous different types of salad dishes to choose from and the usual salad, tomatoes, cucumber lettuce etc. The mains consisted of a different soup every night, and a pasta starter. The mains were always a different fish dish every day, perch, salmon, tun a to name but a few , meat, including leg of lamb carved straight from the leg, roasted gammon, carved the same way, rabbit, duck, beefsteak to name but a few dishes. Vegetables were too numerous to list, but all very tasty. There were numerous puddings and an assortment of cakes. Cheeses and biscuits, fresh fruit. Breakfast was delicious too. Fresh fruit, different cereals, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, beans and other breakfast items. There was also continental breakfast, fruit juices, lots of types of bread.tea, coffee of different types. Ian the chef was a brilliant man, always happy, informative and a pleasure to meet . Ian you are a credit to the hotel. .Evelyn and Joey the waiter and waitress were equally a credit to the hotel, always happy and helpful. As was Carmen the housekeeper, also a credit to the hotel. The rooms were always spotless. The beds were very comfortable and we slept well.Towels changed every day, they were pure white and fluffy.There was a bar where you could get snacks and drinks on the ground floor, a pub on the first floor. We did not use these although they looked great. the hotel was close to bus stops going all over the island.
Walking distance to Nearby resorts. Buy yourselves a Malta transport 7 day pass €21, well worth it as you can use it to travel around the island. A must to visit is The three cities. Not to be missed, so much history there. You can also use the travel ticket on Gozo which is a must. Would we stay at the Diplomat again? Without a shadow of doubt.
Thank you all for making our stay so special.💕💕

The 2 other ones that always wore heels, both doing a good job of filling up the milk, ceral, bread etc. Then of course the lovely little girl from Nepal, sorry can't remember your name but I think it started with a B. The cleaners that I saw were all nice - they all did a good job.

Resturant is down in the basement, that needs a good clean and a paint, get rid of all the rubbish stuff that's on top of the serving counters, fake fruit and vegetables, too more clutter, get rid of the pictures on the wall - could replace with nice bright paintings of Malta, nice hand painted picture of the beautiful bays there and colourful boats, could have one of Mdina, horse and carriage and lovely flowers - it needs to be brightened up, it's dull down there also cold feel as though your sitting in a draft.

Food - was there for 2 weeks and had a few nice dishes, like the meatballs, the turkey and chicken. The rest is not good, salad choice is very poor. Vegetables - potatoes were often under cooked and the veg were frozen, cauliflower and brocolli were fit for the bin only. I don't understand were food was poor as puddings were brought in, cream cakes loooked nice but they all taste the same, just different colours, coffee one was the best and the apple pie, every day was cream to pour over it, never ice cream or even a yogurt pot in case you didn't have a sweet tooth. Fruit was apples or oranges or if lucky bananas. Basically all chef had to do was do a meat dish which the oven does most of the work, soup would also would just be a packet mix. breakfast was alright, so use to fill up on that. They did have a choice of milks, pink yogurt and tinned peaches which i thought was odd, some melon which was tasteless.

The bar area is horrid, dark, depressing, chairs needs replacing - no comfort in there at all plus not that big.

Looks of people I spoke to go back every year so maybe it's just me. I didn't have a bad time but i was out every day sightseeing, it's not a hotel where you feel nice to relax in your room, there no balconies where you can sit out on a chair etc, this hotel is purely good for a base to go sightseeing. I will certainly return to Malta but not to this hotel, it was ok for the price but i would rather pay more and go somewhere else.

Check out is at 11.00, if you have a late flight the suitcase is just left in reception, it's around a corner and by reception area but would prefer a secure room.

Nearly forgot - beds and pillows were very comfortable. Hotel is very quiet at night, but got woken most mornings about 6 ish by the bin men, obviously not the hotels fault.

The swimming pool was relaxing and a welcoming asset to the hotel, loved having a dip in there and having a few drinks and snacks at the pool bar.