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The Santa Maria Hotel

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Café
Interior
Lobby
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; pool views

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

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Ramel Street, Bugibba, St. Paul's Bay, Malta, SPB3033
  • Place, Bugibba Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, The Malta Classic Car Collection
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Malta National Aquarium
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi

Twin Room, Balcony

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

St. Paul's Bay

With a stay at The Santa Maria Hotel, you'll be centrally located in St. Paul's Bay, within a 15-minute drive of Golden Bay and St George's Beach. .This hotel is 6.7 mi (10.8 km) from Mellieha Bay and 7.2 mi (11.5 km) from Sliema Promenade.

What's nearby

  • Bugibba Square - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Bugibba Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The Malta Classic Car Collection - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Malta National Aquarium - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Mellieha Bay - 11 min drive - 9.8 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Game Pub & Diner - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Portobello - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Brothers Bulgarian restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Gourmet Bar & Grill - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fins & Gills - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Santa Maria Hotel

Hotel in St. Paul's Bay with a seasonal outdoor pool and a 24-hour front desk
The Santa Maria Hotel offers 225 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

Children 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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 225 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features wireless internet access (surcharge) and concierge services.
You can enjoy a meal at Restaurant serving the guests of The Santa Maria Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Restaurant - Overlooking the pool, this buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

All-inclusive details

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

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 10 for adults and EUR 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

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: approximately EUR 10 for adults and 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.

Property is also known as

Blue Santa Maria Hotel
Blue Sea Santa Maria
Blue Sea Santa Maria Hotel St. Paul's Bay
Blue Sea Santa Maria St. Paul's Bay
Hotel Blue Sea Santa Maria
Santa Maria Hotel St. Paul's Bay
Santa Maria St. Paul's Bay
The Santa Maria Hotel Hotel
The Santa Maria Hotel St. Paul's Bay
The Santa Maria Hotel Hotel St. Paul's Bay

Reviews

The Santa Maria Hotel Reviews

5.4

5.6/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness
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

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kerry

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

Hotel was SHUT!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

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

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

ANTHONY

Travelled with group
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

6/10 Okay

Ligia

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tomuta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Vanessa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

mohammad

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
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

Travelled with partner
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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

M, Ireland

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They never changed the towels in the week. We had to just grap towels that were on the landing to have fresh towels. They came to door at 8.30 to service room HELLO people are on holiday, usually you wait till guests leave for the day. Kitchen the chef should be ashamed of himsel witht the food he put out. I'd say the dog wouldn't even touch it. Even the toast was poor due to such low quality of bread. Bar closed but looked to be an nice enough area if just cleared out. Was much brighter that bar of the San Anton that was recommened. Also no ffod served in San anton they had to come over accross to eat. Badly needs investment. Staff in reception quite friendly but otherwise very poor. Also Jacuzzi needs cleaning and temp was very cold.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed for a festival and it was ideal for it. Not strict and very easy going. Would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Briton, London, England

Disliked: Staff & service
The Santa Maria Hotel is a decent and good facility. The staff are adequately friendly and helpful. And the room that I stayed in was decent. However, the location was a long distance that was certainly aggravated by having to endure the frustration and stress of waiting for and withstanding achingly long, and at times, very congested bus journeys, in particular to the capital. Also, though minor, but annoying nonetheless, on many occasions there was a failure to replace my room towels even though I had amply emphasised this many times. Minor annoying inconvenience. The man at the tourist activity information desk distinguished himself quite favourably. He was very open, welcoming and generous in his directions and information. Of which I was grateful for. This hotel was decent and adequate in a functional fashion.
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2019