The Coleridge Boutique Hotel in Valletta

The Coleridge provides spacious, clean rooms with diverse breakfast options and friendly, attentive service. Its ideal location offers a tranquil escape near Valletta's vibrant center and attractions.

A stylish hotel in a converted townhouse in the Old Bakery Street, walking distance to all Valletta's sights. We stayed at the Christabel room - a great choice - large room with a very comfortable bed, antique furniture and a balcony, well appointed, lots of character. There was a separate anteroom/lounge room as well as another attic bedspace. Bathroom was also spacious with large walking shower and plenty of space to put your toiletries. A/C and heating. Lovely breakfast. Friendly and caring staff. We had an issue with a malfunctioning lock caused by previous guests but that was eventually sorted. The photos on their website are true to reality (for Christabel). Recommended.

I'm a bit torn writing this review. The hotel itself is lovely and Maja was very welcoming and friendly. The reason I've given an average rating is not totally the fault of the hotel. On arrival, the reception was closed due to us arriving late, I knew this was the case so no issue as I had the code to get into the reception area and collect the room key. The written instructions stated that inside the envelope should be the key, and a card for the lights etc in the room. There was no card, so, not sure if I left reception, that I could get back in, I called the number on the letter. I was told the card should already be in the room. Ok, fine, I'd just like that clearer before the cost of an international mobile phone call had to be made. The room itself was lovely, a living area downstairs, with the toilet and the bedroom and bath/ shower upstairs. All good. The first nights stay however, was a bit of a nightmare. There's very large building works going on next door, that we weren't made aware of, these are going to be long term by the looks of the building. I'm not sure that the hotel were aware of them starting either? Overnight, there was a door left open and with the breeze, was banging very loudly ALL night, then the builders turned up very early the next morning and added to the noise. To be fair to Maja, I did hear her go out and have quite the discussion with the builders as she didn't seem happy about the noise either. On speaking with her in reception after, explaining that we really didn't get much (any) sleep, she apologised etc and mentioned that we wouldn't be charged full price for the nights stay. Now, this is where I have a bit of an issue. We totally understood that it wasn't her fault and she tried to sort it out the best she could, but, if your going to offer a refund, full or partial, then you should make sure you give it. I haven't had any refund back or any further contact from anyone at the hotel. The following few days were much better, the builders did seem to start later, but during the day there was still much noise. It just meant that we had to stay away from the hotel for the whole day, not a major issue as Valetta is so lovely. Overall, it could be a brilliant place to stay as the location is great. Maja and her small staff team do seem to be trying very hard to make the hotel the best it can be. But just check how the building work is progressing and how it may effect your stay before booking.