1926 Le Soleil Hotel and Spa

1926 le Soleil is a 4-star boutique hotel that is advertised on numerous websites as a luxurious, affordable hotel. We’re a couple who have stayed at several of the most beautiful hotels worldwide and are always on the lookout for other outstanding hotels—preferably ones that aren’t part of the major hotel chains (Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt…)—and, based on the exceptionally good reviews, we chose this hotel despite its 4-star rating.

To start with, it’s worth noting that the hotel definitely goes out of its way to resolve issues as quickly as possible; the staff and management are very attentive, and the spa’s design is truly well done.

Unfortunately, however, the hotel didn’t live up to our expectations, and we couldn’t understand the overwhelmingly positive reviews. Le Soleil is primarily geared toward guests on a quick getaway, and as a result, attention to detail is lacking. We had booked a Junior Suite, which was in the same price range as 5-star competitors. Unfortunately, the room didn’t live up to the beautifully staged photos on the website, and the cleanliness was truly borderline. Hair and stains from previous guests on the bed, dirt in the corners, stains on the towels and pillows, and the rather cheap furnishings showed severe signs of wear and tear. Unfortunately, other small details were also overlooked (turn-down service, towels, bath mat, etc.), and the shower water was only lukewarm.

In summary, if you’d rather spend less time in your room and more time exploring the surrounding area and the spa, this is the place for you. If you’re expecting a more upscale—and, above all, cleaner—experience, as advertised, you’ll likely end up disappointed.

Hotel rating according to jet2 is 4 star I’d give this a 2 at best. Rooms are very small with little storage space and it’s safe to say pictures on the website can be deceiving. It’s the small things but they all add up. Toilet roll holder broken, shower hanging from the pipe in the ceiling, toilet brush disgusting, shower smelt mouldy on arrival. Bedroom small, lights temperamental, fridge smelly and broken, balcony small, had two chairs and no table always dirty never swept.

The cleaning staff need a little education on how to clean and what that means, they also seem to come and go in your room as much as they want, they don’t just clean it they pop back and forth which I feel is odd. The bar staff cannot cope if there is more than one set of guests that need serving at any one time and the reception staff well that’s a whole world of issues. One in particular (female) was utterly incompetent, couldn’t even organise some extra hangers, let alone sort the in room fridge which was broken and smelt like something had died in it. The app which allows you to chat with reception is good but again reception clearly have no idea what’s going on as we received messages about a breakfast complaint that we never made.

Main pool was nice but the music always ridiculously loud and repetitive, mainly played independent obnoxious club tunes, also limited spaces so first come first serve. The terrace pool was nice, with good views but needed some updating. Breakfast food was nice, cocktails also lovely.

My personal suggestion would be stay in Valletta.

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