Venus Aparthotel
, Qawra
Venus Aparthotel reviews
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Malta Bargains
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I have just returned from staying in Malta, Qwara. in just three words I can describe it holiday from hell !!!
The food was disgusting the rooms were ok and that is being generous all I can say is if you want it cheap go there but the hotel wasn’t clean and I had chips every night? For a cheap holiday you might enjoy it but i never
Oh, and the hotel is not new if you have been told it was it has just been renamed and it wasn’t cleaned around the pool for at least 2 days and in the hotels, there was cockroaches outside as well.
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Malta Bargains
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I really don’t know what some of you seem to panicking about! Just got back from staying in Venus, it was fine! Room was tidy, beds comfy, shower lovely!
Food was good, although as we went with Malta-bargains and holiday was so cheap we ate out a couple of evenings and found some nice restaurants! Do not go expecting to live in the lap of luxury but for a nice, relaxing break in a reasonable hotel and resort you will be hard pushed to do better, especially when you consider I have had a wonderful time kids.
Hotel staff was brill made our holiday. flight was fine, no delays, good legroom, good meal, e.t.c. New plane would recommend visiting Gozo for a day trip though.
Would go back any time.
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Malta Bargains
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Having booked goodness knows how many cheap very last minute package holidays, I was aware that the standards at the Venus in Qawra would be very basic but I wasn’t quite prepared for what I got! Both my friend and I have travelled a lot and stayed at some very basic youth hostels but this hotel really topped it! I was prepared for basic but I wasn’t prepared for dirty and that is exactly what our room was.
The sink was full of someone else’s hair - the odd stray hair you can accept but this was an awful lot of hair all over the basin. The toilet hadn’t been cleaned from the previous guests (it was obvious need I say more!) and when I pulled the shower curtain across to have a shower in the morning a dreadlock of matted hair was attached to the bottom.
We arrived at 3am in the morning and when I went to get into my bed, I lifted the pillow to pull back the sheet so I could get in and underneath my pillow on the bottom sheet was a lot of crumbs. It wasn’t a speck or two, it was a generous helping of crumbs - someone had clearly eaten bread or toast on the bed and it hadn’t been cleaned off. This made me think that perhaps the sheets hadn’t been changed since the previous guests, especially as on further inspection I found 2 damp stains on the top sheet! I ended up sharing my friends single bed with her.
The hotel is next to a road that becomes as busy as the M25 in the early hours of the morning and it is used by buses and HGVs all through the night. It was very noisy all through the night and it wasn’t just traffic - there were 2 fights outside our window (English holiday makers drunk and swearing).
There was a very long hair in the communal butter dish at breakfast in the morning. I know that this can happen accidentally but staff kept walking past without checking the food or removing it and so it was still there when we left the restaurant.
The one consolation for us was that the Malta Bargains Rep was fantastic. When he saw how upset we both were, he immediately moved us to another (much cleaner and nicer) hotel in another resort on the island after the first night. After the initial discomfort, we had a fantastic holiday in Malta.
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Malta Bargains
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This was our first visit to Malta but we were a bit worried by some of the reviews we had read re the Venus hotel, but as the saying goes "in for a penny, in for a pound".
Malta in my opinion is a rough diamond sparkles in places but needs a good polish elsewhere.
Valette is the jewel in the crown, steeped in history with narrow streets to explore and endless sites to see.
The weather is glorious and the people friendly and helpful, local transport is cheap reliable and for those who like vintage buses it’s a must do.
Now the down side.
If you are used to travelling with our high street travel agents and you have booked the above hotel through Malta bargains you are not going to get what you are used too, but again "in for a penny, in for a pound".
British jet started operating in May this year using old Boeing md90 aircraft which have been given a make over.
The pilots were Swedish and the crew were Maltese, there in no onboard TV or piped music so take a paperback or crossword with you for the 3.15 hr flight. However the fight was smooth and the cabin crew were courteous and professional.
Qawra and Buggiba are a bit like run down British resorts with Sun, but don’t let this put you off. there is still plenty of nice bars and restaurants to choose from.
The Venus has like most hotels in the resort has seen better days and is way below what you would usually call 3*.
However efforts are being made to improve standards at this hotel and it’s sister hotel the palm court. The palm court is a little rough around the edges but the Venus although very basic is a lot more tidier and the staff more friendlier and helpful.
If you are heading to these hotels/resorts and would like more info and pictures please e-mail me at the following.
vincent.heath@knowsley.gov.uk or vincent.heath.kmbc@hotmail.co.uk
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Malta Bargains
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After deciding to find a cheap holiday at the height of season, the deal we got for two weeks, half board at the Venus was a great price; £299. We would not normally choose half board but the holiday was cheaper than some self catering so we thought we would take it and maybe just eat breakfast there.
We arrived with no problems to be told that they would be putting us in an apartment for 2 nights before moving us to the hotel accommodation. They had recently done some work to the room, but you couldn’t tell what! They hadn’t cleaned up after, there was plaster dust all over the sides. The bed’s however were not dirty and quite comfy.
The second room although smaller was cleaner and no plaster dust in sight! Again the beds were comfy, the towels changed every day and the bath, toilet and sink were OK. Not dirty but not sparkling clean. The only thing they didn’t seem to do was sweep or clean the floor. We did not see one cockroach in any building only saw 2 the whole holiday.
We only ate breakfast on 2 mornings, and stuck to the toast, everything else was cold. We ate there once on an evening, it was over cooked. Not the best!
The pool was well over looked and very small, we never went there, but had to walk through it every day to get to our room, it was always messy with , food, plates, etc. and was only tided on one occasion.
The staff were neither helpful or rude, they seemed to be indifferent.
We went over to the Palm Court once to use the phone and it was overflowing with people, not our cup of tea, the stereotypical, "English abroad" type! Some people seemed to love the Venus, breakfast, dinner and tea there everyday! And not visit the lovely Island, which is a shame.
However we always think you get what you pay for and we had a fantastic holiday, with the Venus just been a place to get washed and have a sleep. I can think of worse places to stay! One of the other reviews described Malta to a tee .....
"Malta in my opinion is a rough diamond, sparkles in places but needs a good polish elsewhere." It had a lot of charm and beautiful buildings and sites the Maltese seemed to be very family orientated and would have evening meals on the rocks.
There were too many Pizza/Pasta restaurants and the trip to Cominio is spoilt by the "cattle market" style boats which over flow with tourists. But we were in the height of season so what did we expect!
Definitely worth a trip and if you want a cheap holiday and don’t expect too much, then the Venus is OK. After all a holiday is what you make it!!