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Reviews of db San Antonio Hotel & Spa - All Inclusive

4.5 out of 5
db San Antonio Hotel & Spa - All Inclusive
Triq it-Turisti, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 448 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 367 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 121 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ellen, Iver Heath

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to bus station and sea face.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hadil Chaibderraine on 24 Apr 2024
Dear Esteemed Guest,We thank you for choosing the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa for your recent stay in Malta and taking the time to share your experience within the traveller community. We are pleased to know that your stay met with your expectations and that most of the hotel facilities and services were to your liking.We look forward to having you resample our hospitality in the not too distant future.Kind regards,Hadil ChaibderraineGuest Relations Officer

10/10 Excellent

Lidia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was amazing! Staff members were polite ,friendly and very helpful!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hadil Chaibderraine on 24 Apr 2024
Dear Esteemed Guest,We thank you for choosing the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa for your recent stay in Malta and taking the time to share your experience within the traveller community. We are pleased to know that your stay met with your expectations and that most of the hotel facilities and services were to your liking.We will convey your appreciation to our staff and we look forward to having you resample our hospitality in the not too distant future.Kind regards,Hadil ChaibderraineGuest Relations Officer

10/10 Excellent

Grzegorz Artur

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovey hotel but only for old people
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hadil Chaibderraine on 24 Apr 2024
Dear Esteemed Guest,We thank you for choosing the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa for your recent stay in Malta and taking the time to share your experience within the traveller community. We are pleased to know that your stay met with your expectations and that most of the hotel facilities and services were to your liking.We look forward to having you resample our hospitality in the not too distant future.Kind regards,Hadil ChaibderraineGuest Relations Officer

4/10 Poor

Sophie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel clearly understaffed and staff were unfriendly and unhelpful. Very noisy hotel with a new hotel being built next door right opposite our room. Hotel internal renovations being done which I feel it would have been polite of the hotel to let us know. Did not appreciate the drilling from 6am-9pm. Poor food.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hadil Chaibderraine on 24 Apr 2024
Dear Esteemed Guest,We thank you for choosing the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa for your recent stay in Malta and for taking the time to share your experience within the traveller community.We are saddened to hear that we did not fully meet your expectations. However, regarding your first comment about our reception team, that is far away from being true. Everyone acknowledges the fact that our receptionists are extremely hardworking, friendly and well accommodating, but we apologize if you may have felt otherwise. About the noise from outside the hotel, we unfortunately can not do anything in that regard as it is beyond our control. Additionally, people tend to have different tastes when it comes to food and it is unfortunate that the services we provide did not appeal to you. We sincerely hope you will not judge us based on this sole experience and that we will have the opportunity to welcome you back and make sure we exceed your standards in the future.Kind regards,Hadil ChaibderraineGuest Relations Officer

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Pauline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very welcoming and friendly. The room was spacious with a beautiful view of the pool area from the balcony. Beds were comfortable and the wardrobe space was practical. There is an ironing room which you need a card from reception to access. The Kozy bar has a great selection of cocktails and drinks.With great entertainment at 2100 everynight including acrobats, dancers, a karaoke night and much more. Very family friendly. They have kids entertainment from 2000 before the main show. The food was great at breakfast. The lunch and dinner options were average. There are plenty of restaurants by the sealine - just a 6minute walk away. They have a wonderful steam room and sauna. Plus indoor pool and plenty of outdoor pools and sunbeds. The Pearl spa is execellent but the treatment there comes at an extra charge. Definetly worth it. 10/10 recommend the Pearl Spa. There are amenities closeby including ATMs, Wellbees grocery store, a pharmacy and plenty more. The bus station is a 4minute walk from the hotel. Travel pass is only 6euros or you can get a single ticket for 2.50 euros. Great travel links to Valetta,Silema, The Malta International Airport and other cities. This hotel stay was great.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hadil Chaibderraine on 24 Apr 2024
Dear Esteemed Guest,We thank you for choosing the db San Antonio Hotel + Spa for your recent stay in Malta and taking the time to share your experience within the traveller community. We are pleased to know that your stay met with your expectations and that most of the hotel facilities and services were to your liking.We will convey your appreciation to our staff and we look forward to having you resample our hospitality in the not too distant future.Kind regards,Hadil ChaibderraineGuest Relations Officer

6/10 Okay

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Debra Jane

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

SARAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Hoiward John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Seriously, if you are planning to stay at this hotel, check that the extensive building work they are undertaking on the 7th floor has been completed or you won't get any peace between 8.30 an and 6.00 pm. We were moved 10 miles to another hotel. Otherwise I think the hotel is very good.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zara

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adriana, Clarksville

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved staying at this hotel. We have stayed at a different location before and decided to go the same route this time because we knew it would be an excellent experience. The staff is amazing, the amanities are fantastic, we don't have toworry about anything since everyhting is inclided, so definitely a wonderful time.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Mark Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The elevator was annoying The buffet was ok but not anything special Couldn't get in any restaurant even after trying to book early Entertainment was ok Staff friendly
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

manoj

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just perfect. The friendly service, food, location, amenities, kids club, evening shows, coffee shop and drinks were all great. There’s really nothing this place was missing or lacking in!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

gillian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Good location trouble with elevtric innour room. Kept tripping
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic food (just the desserts offering needs to improve) and great facilities- room soundproofing a bit poor so clearly hear your neighbours but otherwise can’t be faulted and will definitely return when in Malta
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was above my expectations as the staff were helpful and friendly the pools were great .. it was very clean and the food was very good . Coming back next year
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent all inclusive hotel
A really excellent all inclusive hotel. A variety of restaurants but book on the day you arrive to avoid disappointment. Adults only bar area on the roof was a real bonus.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ella Louise

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are all very friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip Shaun, Chepstow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine, Chelmsford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only negative comment I can make is that the 10th floor bar had run out of towels on our first day so even though we waited an hour, no more arrived.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne Marie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short stay vacation at the db San Antonio hotel. Made welcome right from the start. Despite flight delays we were guided to a small room with good selection of cold food and drinks - this was 3am. Hotel food was amazing - from the buffet which was always varied to the select dining restaurants. The food was always hot and fresh and plentiful. Rooms airy, clean and comfortable. The air conditioning was perfect and beds comfy. A few pools to choose from, so whilst the hotel was very busy as you would expect in August, it didn't feel crowded. Yes people do reserve sunbeds - in 30 years of holidaying I've never been to one that doesn't experience this issue. But there was no towel rush and no problems to find somewhere to sit. It became a bit busier at the weekends due to the daypasses for locals. But again this is normal practice for Maltese all inclusive. The locality is fab. Just a short stroll to the sea for an evening stroll, and again very quick to the centre of town. The bus station is literally up the road, so no queueing at bus stops in the heat needed. This will definitely be our first choice of all inclusive when we come to Malta next time. Thank you to all the staff for all your hard work.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angelina

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rukshana

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The chefs Matthew and Mohammed Ali Afzal were very kind and helpful in guiding us around to show which food were halal and ok for us to eat which we very much appreciated. Overall the stay was very good we really enjoyed it.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Niamh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

roy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a lovely hotel. The speciality restaurants are great, so be sure to use those as the standard restaurant gets boring. Plenty of sunbeds, although pools are a bit small for the size of the hotel. The cafe Maroc is fantastic for coffee lovers. The gym is good with plenty of equipment. The surrounding area ia worth visiting, with the aquarium at a 10 min walk and loads of activities on the beach front.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very clean, very friendly staff and very good with kids. Food was amazing. Couldn’t ask for anything else.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Bryony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely 10 days here. The adult only roof top pool is fabulous and a great place to get away from the business of downstairs. The main pool got very busy and crowded, but was still enjoyable. All the staff are really friendly and helpful. There was plenty of food choice for our vegetarian daughter and there was plenty of variety at each meal time. Yushan and Tagine restaurants were lovely.. the other 2 we could take or leave. Unfortunately we couldn’t try the rooftop bbq restaurant as we had our 12 year old and it’s over 16s only. Valletta and Mdina definitely worth a visit and east on the bus which is 5 min walk from the hotel. We had a sea view family suite which was lovely- 2 bathrooms was an unexpected bonus. Had our eldest been with us I don’t think the sofa bed for teen & pre-teen would have been big enough. It was pretty short (but our kids are tall). Great holiday- thank you
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Natasha Claire

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just got back from a week at the DB San Antonio. The reception area is beautiful and the staff are great and really helpful. Our room was fine - perfectly adequate - and the ceiling fans were a godsend! The food was of a fairly good standard, especially considering the number of people they had to cater for! And that was my biggest issue-the sheer number of people. The sun beds around the main pool downstairs were so tightly packed in - and there were literally hundreds of people. There was nothing relaxing about being downstairs at all! That’s also how I felt in the main dining room - too many people and not somewhere you wanted to have a leisurely lunch or dinner. It was literally eat and go! If you are going to this hotel, make sure you use up all of your visits to the other restaurants, as they make a nice change from the canteen downstairs. The biggest plus point about this hotel, is the rooftop pool and bar, which is for adults only. It really saved the holiday for me! There is an infinity pool, with views out to sea, which is beautiful. There are loungers surrounding the pool and we always managed to find enough for our party of 6. The rooftop bar has stunning views, comfy outdoor sofas and sail-type shades. It’s like another world up therr, so chilled and classy. The bar staff up there are brilliant and work so hard and are there from opening to closing! I had a lovely week away, thanks to the fab weather and the rooftop bar, but I wouldn’t rebook this hotel!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Waqas

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our week here. The food was excellent, especially in their themed restaurants including Asian, Indian and bbq. The pools were always clean and tidy and the staff were very professional- we enjoyed the evening entertainment too which was very well put together with musical theatre level shows. Haven’t really hit a bad word to say - overall excellent!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place, nice staff, especially receptionist Xhovana.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

EVE

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rosaleen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great variety of restaurants (must pre-book). Adults only pool and bar on the rooftop is a great touch. Staff are very friendly and the hotel is very clean. The most convenient and cost effective way to get around Malta is through 'Bolt' - use the app and book the taxis whenever you need. They are instant and cheap! The only small issue was slight frustration with the hotel lifts - they operate on a unique system that causes long wait times. Otherwise, an amazing hotel in a great location! We will definitely be returning.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay and holiday very clean, staff friendly, good food, was everything we wanted and couldn't find any faults
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy LuWaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful resort - it had all that I was looking for with an awesome experience = looking forward to a return visit.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
San Antonio - Generally happy.
Generally impressed with the hotel Good Points Food was very good, considering how many people they have to cater for at each meal. With a few exceptions the food was always hot. The themed restaurants, Salia (European), the Yushan (Chinese / Asian) and the Tangine (Moroccan / Indian) were all very good. These need to be booked in advance. Easy to do but do early as the best times get taken quickly. The Taza sky bar served a BBQ (needs booking). I would not bother. The Taza's food is cooked in the main restaurant and delivered to the roof. Kept warm with small heaters, our food was cold. The other themed restaurants are good, but avoid the Taza BBQ. The rooftop bar (Taza sky bar floor 10) is good for an after dinner drink. The views are fantastic and it has a relaxed ambience, good for meeting new people and having a chat. Hotel is very handy for the bus station, which serves most of the places you might want to visit Even though there was a lot of towels "reserving" sunbeds, in June we never had a problem getting a couple of sunbeds together. Bad Points Travelled as a couple but we both thought that there was not much entertainment for kids. Sometimes getting a table in the main restaurant was a problem, there simply weren't enough staff cleaning and setting tables. Also as other guests have mentioned the tables are very close together, can resemble a works canteen, but better this than having nowhere to sit down. The lifts. I shall not repeat what numerous others
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely Wonderful
We booked this hotel for our 25th wedding anniversary holiday, and shortly after booking were offered the chance to upgrade to All-Inclusive Plus. On balance it looked like a reasonable deal, and so we did. Best decision ever! When we checked in we were met by Sofia the manager, and he gave us a personal tour of the key areas of the hotel, including the exclusive lounge - which was superb. Our room was a suite with a sea view, and it was really spacious and comfortable - plenty of room for four if required. The other hotel facilities were good, with a really good gym and spa. The roof sun deck was lovely, with the infinity pool really refreshing. The various restaurants available to us were excellent, particularly the Italian, and it all worked very well. The highlight, however, was the All-Inclusive Plus lounge. We were royally looked after by Ranjib, and what he didn't know about cocktails wasn't worth knowing! When he wasn't around Jinin was, and he too was excellent. The range of food and drinks was extensive, and the service second to none. Bizarrely not many people had signed up for the AI+, but if you're wavering we would thoroughly recommend it, and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. As a way of celebrating our special anniversary, we couldn't have done any better.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel.com booking
As a gold member with Hotels.com l was unable to unlock extra benefits on arrival with this hotel booking. No free room upgrade or no late checkout. VIP access is no recognise and was advise by the desk that l should have booked direct and not booked with Hotel.com
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Everything from food options to the room, drinks selection, staff and activities was good without being exceptional. The rooftop bar was nice.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Simonetta

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023