Club Salina Wharf Aparthotel

12 readers found this review helpful

My parents and I have been going to Malta ever since 1997. That year they bought timeshare at Club Salina Wharf and since then we've been going there about every 2 years. Every year we've been there so far we had to complain because of something, either bad smells in the bathroom or beds falling to bits or just plain crappy apartments with no room to move or dangerous steps in the middle and poor furnishings. The apartment we were shown when we bought the timeshare was not the one we ever got to stay in. RIP OFF!
If we complained about anything, they said they would do something but usually didn't. We had to complain every day until they did something IF they ever did anything! In the end we usually got what we wanted, even if it took the whole of our holiday.
>>HoWeVeR<<
We have had good times there and met lots of nice people, some of them had similar problems to us or even worse like damp ground floor apartments with mouldy walls.
So we've had a few laughs and somehow we keep coming back mainly because of the people we know that go there every year and new people AND the staff, especially Mario the barman and Joe the taxi driver AND the people at the reception... don't much care for the RCI reps at the resort or on the touts on the streets, they can be really annoying!!!

3 readers found this review helpful

we returned from this dump on the 23rd may. the whole resort is a building site. the view from the room was 3 enourmous containers full of building equipment, they are adding another 3 floors above people as they are on holiday. we were woken at 6.30 every morning by workmen arriving to work on motorbikes and in vans. the work carried on until 3 every day, we had to listen to electric saws, drills and hammers and we went out onto the balcony one morning and there was a man arc welding right outside. we ended up having to go out at 7 every day and not return until later in the day. the entertainment on the complex was a joke and the restaurant was poor. other people we met checked out midweek because they couldnt bear it. STAY AWAY!

7 readers found this review helpful

The facilities of this hotel are good but be warned,if you are allocated RCI room 325 refuse it.It is a 1 bedroomed aptm,very poor funishings and a tiny TV.The worst is that the main air conditioning machinery for the whole hotel is on the roof above your ceiling and the noise and vibration is awful all day and NIGHT.The hotel reception refered us to John a so called RCI rep who said he would try to change our room,but in the end did nothing.On return when we complained to RCI we were told that RCI do not employ any reps or any staff at any of their resorts so would not help us in any way whatever.

7 readers found this review helpful

My wife and I have stayed at the club for a few years now and we enjoy our stays everytime.The level of accomadation is superb. The recceptionist and staff are very helpfull. especially Linda the RCI rep. We like it that much we try to go twice a year usually March and October/November. When we get in the taxi at the airport in malta our taxi driver Joe says welcome home .We hope to be spending more holidays in Club salina wharf ,for as long as we can.

5 readers found this review helpful

Recently refurbished and looking wonderful there is a new style bar and very good restaurant which is fairly good value for money.
Studios are quite small but good value.
Time share touts can be a real pain and spoil your holiday if you are not strong enough to say NO!, but they do pester you.
Went "out of season" so there was not a lot to do, but the island buses are cheap and you can really explore the sites quite cheaply.
At this time of year Malta seems an oasis for the elderly on long stay holidays! which is quite a change from larger louts.
Highly recommend this complex - pool area very nice and staff wonderful.

8 readers found this review helpful

Depending on where your room is changes how you feel about this resort. We were allocated a below ground level apartment and it was very damp and smelly. When we looked around we could see damp patches all round the bedroom walls. There were two tiny windows set high up and the whole bedroom was dark and damp.
We requested a change of room and were informed that they were fully booked. The week we spent there was very unpleasant as a result.
We are very relieved that we no longer have a timeshare in Salina Wharf as we would not be coming back to this resort nor would we recommend it.

7 readers found this review helpful

Me, my husband and three grandchildren ages: two 17 year olds and 1 eight year old have just returned from Club Salina Wwharf (16/10/07) and I must say it was one of the best self catering holidays we have had.
The apartment was out of this world luxury isn’t the word. Very clean lovely staff and room cleaners, they could not do enough for us.
Some people say they think that Qawra is dirty I don’t think that it is; it has a lot of character and this is sometimes mistaken for being unkempt.
We have owned time-share at Salina Wharf for eight years now and enjoy each visit and each visit is better than the last.
I feel quite home sick for a few weeks when I return and it usually is quite sad to leave.

7 readers found this review helpful

The Salina Wharf is an excellent place tp stay BUT please be warned. Some of the time-share reps try hard selling and bullying tactics to force you to upgrade your time-share. This can have a real dampener on your holiday! We spent most of our time trying to re-book for next year only to be met with UPGRADE or you cannot book till November but on returning home no July August weeks available because we wouldn't upgrade. BEWARE OF THE TIME SHARE SHARKS

6 readers found this review helpful

We have owned timeshare at Salina Wharf since it first opened, it was the best thing we ever did.
We love the resort and the country, the people are so friendly. The area of Qawra is filled with bars and restaurants and there is plenty to do our kids often come to Malta with us as they love it too.
There are clubs and bars to keep them occupied or they meet up with other members kids that they have known now since they were all small children and all go out together.
We have been to other resorts in the RCI chain but prefer to come back to Salina Wharf as the staff make us so welcome and remember us from year to year.
The owl and cat pub in Salina Wharf is great and the staff are too, especially Mario, Jesman and Dave.
The apartments are lovely also very clean you can’t fault them, they are cleaned nearly every day and the staff are very friendly, most of the time you have the same maid from year to year.
The pool area is cleaned every day and a pool boy often comes round to see if you would like a drink etc, they could do with some more sunbeds though.
We meet up with other owners who are now our friends and we all go on the same weeks each year, we are looking forward to going back this August, it’s great.

2 readers found this review helpful

We had a fantastic time in Malta.
When we arrived the weather wasn't so good, so we decided to hire a car and get around the island more freely, which indeed we did.
I would recommend anyone to hire a car if possible and take the off the beaten road tracks. You can never get lost on this island as it is only 122sq miles, and the locals are more than happy to help with directions, etc.
The Apartments we stayed in we're very nice, very comfortable. The staff were very helpful and polite, and there was a great atmosphere in the bar on site.
Over all we loved Malta, and would certainly revisit the island, the way of life is so relaxed, and very civilised.