“Historic area”

Beautiful, fairly quiet neighborhood yet convenient to main sights in Valetta.

“Pretty good - great location”

The location, just a few minutes walk inside the City Gate, was why I chose it, and it was excellent (especially as the bus station is just outside the City Gate), and with several very pleasant local restaurants in the same street. Staff and service was fine, except for one morning when they were short-staffed and the breakfast buffet was somewhat slow in being replenished - they did apologize (unprompted). My only slight reservation was that the bathroom was very small - I've seen bigger on 30 foot yachts! But it was usable with care. I had a standard twin-bedded room; it might be worth giving them a ring and asking whether there are any rooms with bigger bathrooms, if this would be a problem to you. Also (I was warned about this!) don't even think of going there by car! It's on a narrow one-way street, and the taxis have to go all round everywhere to get in and out - you can't really park rental cars in the City anyway. If you have a car, ask about leaving it just outside the City Gate. There's a big car park, but the area around it is being re-developed at the moment so it would be a wise move to call the hotel (their English is pretty good), to check. You could pick up one of the little electric taxis (1 Euro) to get your bags to the hotel. Note that this applies to all the hotels inside the City walls.

“Comfortable”

Photos from expedia is realistic, the hotel entrance and room are as shown in expedia. Clean enviornment, good location. There is 2 nice restaurants just opposite the hotel. Had a really good trip staying in this hotel.

“Excellent hotel for short stay”

Staff were friendly and helpful at all times. Room was really comfortable and we were lucky to get one at the back that looked out over the roof tops to the harbour. Breakfast was OK with cereal, fruit , yoghurt, fresh bread, juice and coffee plus a small hot buffet. Evening meal was served from the buffet and probably best if you were first in (!) but very good value (3 courses for £10). However there are lots of good restaurants in Valletta and everywhere is easy walking distance. Hotel location is very convenient and quiet and I would reccommend anyone going to Valletta to stay inside the old city walls. From the Osborne you can get to the bus station or the Sliema ferry in 10 minutes. All in all a nice hotel and we would certainly stay there again.

“A good choice in Valetta”

There are not many hotels in Valetta proper. The Hotel Osborne is right in the city, just a few blocks from the sights and restaurants. We were generally happy with the hotel, particularly its location and price, except for the chaotic and lengthy check-in and the fact that neither the wi-fi nor the hair dryer worked. We would recommend the Osborne to travelers wanting to stay overnight in Valetta (except be aware that the town really shuts down at night).

“Great location shame about the food”

The hotel has a feel of a transit camp as so many people arrive and depart from the rather small entrance, with piles of luggage waiting. The building is very old and in parts is beatiful, but is creaking and needs to be updated in oher parts. The food was terrible, breakfast used very cheap products being used, poorly cooked and very prefunctionary service. The evening meal was so unimaginative and slapped out on the buffet with no thought of a whole menu. Again the cheapest and often frozen products were used. I only managed one meal and went and found a small Maltese bistro serving good simple fresh local produce. Why cannot the Osborne do this? I met someone who had stayed last year who said the food then was really good and was mystified what had happened. The small roof terrace and plunge pool was good, although the sunbeds were chained down ! Wonderful views of the whole of the island from roof. The saving grace was the location, right in the centre of Valletta, but quiet at night. Yes I would return, but only for the location and would be fussy on which room I had as some are very dark with fusty carpets and electric light was required all day. You get what you pay for and I would suggest room only basis. Only just a three star hotel in my opinion.

“Great hotel”

Excellent location, friendly & helpful staff. I've stayed twice & I'll certainly stay there again.

“If the hotel is not on your lists of sites to see”

The hotel was average. Old country feel upon entry and the hallways, then you see the room, where the decor changes to furniture of the put-together Swedish style. I had an atrocious smell coming from the bathroom, or perhaps the pipes along a wall, which was the only view, outside the bathroom window. The housekeeper tried to combat it with bleach daily. The service was good, but at times, was spread too thin between the front desk and restaurant. For a sightseer like me who pretty much just sleeps there, it was in a good location relative to public transportation, which is a priority for me. If you are looking for privacy, quiet, views, or ammenities, this is not your place.

“Nice Hotel, Perfect Location but don't eat there”

The location of the hotel was absolutely perfect - 5 min walk from the main bus terminus. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Unfortunately the only room we could book came with an evening meal - the food was appalling. No vegetarian option apart from a plate of soggy, grey vegetables and the meat options weren't much better. The restaurant wasn't particularly clean either.