The Bugibba Hotel

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Reception
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Private kitchenette

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • All-inclusive
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Pool
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Triq It-Turisti, St. Paul's Bay, Malta, SPB1025
  • Bugibba Beach
    5 min walk
  • Bugibba Square
    6 min walk
  • Chang Thai
    1 min walk
  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    45 min drive

Room options

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (4 PAX)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 5 Twin Beds

Apartment, 1 Bedroom (3 PAX)

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 4 Twin Beds

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (5 PAX)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds

Single Room for 1 adult + 1child

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room, Balcony for 2adults + 1child

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

Studio

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms 3adults + 1 child

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 5 Twin Beds

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms 4adults + 1 child

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 5 Twin Beds

Studio, Kitchenette (Single) for 1 adult + 1child

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 1 Bedroom 2adults + 1 child

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 4 Twin Beds

Twin Room, Balcony, Pool View

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

Family Quadruple Room (3+1)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Sofa Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Family Quadruple Room (2+2)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Sofa Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Comfort Twin Room (No Balcony)

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Quadruple Room (4)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Sofa Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 1 Bedroom (2 PAX)

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 4 Twin Beds

Studio (for sole use)

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (3 PAX)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 5 Twin Beds

Single Parent Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Double Room Single Use

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Qawra

With a stay at The Bugibba Hotel in St. Paul's Bay, you'll be in the entertainment district, within a 15-minute drive of Golden Bay and Bugibba Beach. .This family-friendly hotel is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Mellieha Bay and 10.1 mi (16.3 km) from Malta Experience.

What's nearby

  • Bugibba Beach - 5 min walk
  • Bugibba Square - 6 min walk
  • The Malta Classic Car Collection - 7 min walk
  • Malta National Aquarium - 15 min walk
  • Mellieha Bay - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Malta Intl. Airport (MLA) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Travellers Cafe Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mona Vale - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Vinnie's Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fat Harry's Pub - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Bugibba Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
The Bugibba Hotel offers 170 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies. This St. Paul's Bay hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 170 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include wireless internet access (surcharge) and babysitting.
All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

At The Bugibba Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Onsite venue #3 - bar. Open daily.

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at The Bugibba Hotel are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Food and beverages

All buffet meals and snacks included

Languages

English, French, Italian, Maltese, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–10 AM: EUR 10 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • 1 restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting services
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • TV

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 50 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.50 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
  • Destination fee: EUR 0.50 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 10 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Blue Sea Bugibba Hotel Apartments St. Paul's Bay
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The Bugibba Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 225 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 51 out of 225 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Would not say again but cheep
Run down hotel water coming from kitchen ceiling on to the electric cooker that made it trip tv broken but was replaced water did not get sorted even when reported he can but it still leaked. It is clean and frequently room cleaning pool area is ok clean good sun spot. Area is dirty but plenty of local shops and places to eat I would not stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

4/10 Poor

Kevin, Colchester

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor apartment broken tv leak from ceiling in kitchen that went on to the electric cooker I reported it and a person came but did not fix it. Tv was replaced with another with only 2 channels. Overall it is dated and needs a massive refurbishment.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good but hard to judge accuratly
judging the service isn't easy because o all the covid stuff but because the hotel was shutting down a lot f services weren't done as well as they could because they were laying off staff and basically shutting down areas of the hotel. All in all under normal circumstances I think this hotel would be really good to stay at and I think I would probably recommend it but I wouldn't rate my experience here as highly as i did their sister hotel the San Anton
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff will ignore you and don't expect a clean bathroom ☹
Stayed 15 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent
Amazing stay
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's a pretty basic hotel, really looks like it's still the 1980's and in need of a facelift, but the staff are good and the cleanliness & servicing of the room was excellent.
Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Claude

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was dirty, outdated, and just disappointing. Very unhygienic, and the food was unappetising and the restaurant was filthy and unsuitable to eat in. There was rotten food in the luggage room, and the lighting was very bad - it was difficult to get across the courtyard to the room because there were no lights. The swimming pool was dirty, and the facilities looked very outdated. The lift was small and could barely fit 3 people. The actual room was very disappointing, there were stains on the bedsheets and the bath had hair and dirt in it. The windows and doors didn’t lock properly and we felt unsafe in our room. Overall, a very disappointing hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
good value for money
ok for one night - breakfast poor quality
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Location is okay. Split blocks of accomodation not ideal. Food was just okay.0
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay away from this dump
Absolutely terrible experience. It was 100 degree and no working AC. Very very loud non working AC. I asked for a different room and was told all rooms were the same. I left for a tour when I returned the AC was leaking some black stuff and some AC parts had fallen out. I demanded a new room. Received another room and no AC unit working their either. Stay far away from this dump.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was within walking distance of the Bugibba square and was opposite the street of a great dive centre. Unfortunately the hotel room had dirty sheets, the room wasn’t cleaned at all during our stay, we had to ask for clean towels at reception which you get handed and no one collects the dirty ones. The area it is in looks less than desirable and we were warned to take our valuables with us to the dive centre, especially as there was no room safe and the key system at reception to prove its your room doesn’t actually get enforced. The help desk for tours and local knowledge was useful and when they are not there the sign says ask reception. Unfortunately reception just say ask the help desk when they are back. A couple of others we dived with actually complained and left the hotel with their money back to get another hotel it was that bad for them. Overall not a great stay and not worth £65 a night. Don’t be fooled by the nice looking reception area as it conceals the other issues.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
During 35 plus degrees weather, we was left with out any air conditioning for the entire holiday, some of the staff didnt seem to care. Due to the heat, i was unable to slep for the first 4 nights. The swimming pools are nice, but the showers and toilets leading to them are filthy The lift next to my room was broken so had to walk up and down 63 steps every time i wanted to go anywhere
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The air conditioning didn’t work, portable one they provided leaked water from it. Rooms were not cleaned everyday. Staff were moody, only friendly staff members were the maintenance staff. The room was dirty. I paid for an apartment and got a room. The shower and toilet were horrible. Breakfast was not cooked properly.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best bits is its very near beach loads of nice shops. Easy to get anywhere from bus terminus along road . Not so good is air con not working ,widow catches broke and some windows unsafe to open .tv had no remote and the bed linen was dirty with someones blood ,towels not cleaned for days and missing and cracked crockery in appartment. Staff on reception were very pleasant as too were the staff in the bar and cleaning lady. Badly in need of a refurb and some tlc. You do get what you pay for. It didnt stop us enjoying our holiday .
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Djordje, Beograd

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything about this hotel is bad, food, room, staff, everything. Avoid this hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
We did not get to stay at the hotel. On arrival they had "bad news" for us. I have a disability and our room was on the top (6th floor) and the lifts were broken (I am on crutches as have a disability). They had to move us to their "Sister" hotel - the St Anton Hotel in Bugibba. Our holiday had now been downgraded :-( The St Anton - avoid like the plague! Almost nothing worked nor were they in any hurry to fix anything or offer a sincere apology or compensation. No tea/coffee making facilities (but they will give you just the kettle and a cup if you raise the issue). We did not get the fridge till half way through the holiday which also did not work very well. A telephone in case you needed assistance (except none of them worked) nor did they fix them. Full of Spanish students that ran riot in hotel every night, shouting/screaming 4am every morning waking us up and they did nothing about it nor would they evict them, like any DECENT hotel would have done. Hotel did not have enough bedding for the hotel so didnt always get replaced/changed. Was located in part of Bugibba that looked like Beirut! Breakfast was VERY limited/basic and the "meats" on offer were uncovered and FLIES everywhere..so you would not have the food anyhow. :-(
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good it had spool. But staff extremely rude and unhelpful. Air con broken throughout hotel, lifts broken and zero offer of help and assistance with anything.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible ! Not as described
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would never stay again
Got our room broke in too! Staff didn’t care at all
Stayed 1 night in May 2019