Point de Vue

We are about to leave Point de Vue, following a ten night stay. For us, this guesthouse was just perfect. The situation is amazing, so convenient for Rabat and beautiful Mdina. Also, easy access to the rest of the island. The guesthouse is just the kind of accommodation we seek. Comfortable, friendly and characterful. We stayed in two rooms, front and back. We preferred our back-facing room, with Maltese balcony and views over the countryside. It had a faded elegance, with its lovely tiled floor and turquoise chandelier. Without exception, the staff were welcoming, friendly and kind. What a treat. We ate a hearty breakfast each morning, with plenty of flexible choice. Evening meals are huge and tasty. The next door South East Asian restaurant has a really good menu, with delicious food. So, a really good choice if you wish to avoid huge, modern and faceless hotels. Just perfect for us, very experienced travellers.

This was a return stay - the quality of service was excellent, as before. The room is spacious with amazing views over the Malta landscape. The food was very good and the staff were efficient and attentive. A great base to explore Mdina and Rabat from. Ideally located for exploring other parts of Malta using the excellent public bus system. |Thanks to all the staff for a lovely week’s stay.

It is a beautiful room, very clean. Good quality. The hotel is between a large parking lot and a busy road. Decent breakfast. The downside is the reception area feels like a kitchen office and the restaurant does not match the vibe of the guesthouse well. All in all a decent stay, would stay again.

More akin to a school dinner than a dining establishment. I cake here as part of a guided tour, which included a three course meal and glass of wine. My opinions of the place were initially high, due to the location and apparent busyness. However, all highs must have a low, and this low just kept getting lower. I sat down, and was informed the meal would be a pesto pasta starter, lamb main (and an undisclosed vegetarian option for those who didn't eat lamb) and imqaret dessert. Sounds wonderful, does it not? Wrong. The pesto pasta came as just a few pieces on a large plate, but at least it was edible. When the main came out (or attempted to come out, as the kitchen had miscalculated the number of meat and vegetarian options, leading to a scene not at all different to a school where we had to put our hands up for the meal option we wanted, and still instead of rectifying their mistake, they tried to force the spare vegetarian meals on people!) it was cold, beige, and there was more bone on the pork than there was meat! The dessert was somehow even worse, being a burnt and somehow tasteless take on what is otherwise a delightful food. And the icing on the cake? The wine was the same brand I had seen in the local shop for €3, and no non-alcoholic options were offered (unless you wanted to pay €1 for a lukewarm bottle of water that you had to drink out of the plastic bottle because having another glass was somehow too demanding!). But hey, at least there was a nice view out of the window...

Our lunch was really nice. High quality food, with a wide variety of plates to choose from. All the plates are at good prices.

I stayed for 6 nights which included breakfast. Good choices from which to select.|I used as my base because most buses went through Rabat to get me everywhere.|Tallinja card waiting for my collection upon check-in (I'd ordered several weeks prior before I left home)|All things explained upon check-in by staff|20% off dining at the restaurant - nice selection and lots of locals dine there, so that is a good sign for me! This suited me as I had big days every day, despite restaurants in Rabat only being a few hundred metres away from hotel.|A neighbour of a friend emigrated here, so I asked to visit his elderly sister. Staff telephoned her in Maltese and I arranged to catch bus down to meet her.|One evening I dined out in the back room of the restaurant and noticed RAF pilot photos on the walls. After dinner concluded, I went back to the front bar (where I had dined evenings previously) and asked about the photos - I did not know (despite my many hours of research for my holiday) that this hotel was used as the base for all RAF pilots - airstrip was only 2 kilometres down the hill (see photo) where they could see from the hotel and close to move when required during the war. I was chuffed!|Room was unusual around a circular staircase (bathroom through small doors and toilet was up a step from the bathroom) but it was clean, large enough with two single beds, television (which I had some issues with and staff came up to help me several times during my stay) and had air conditioning.|An affordable, central, clean stay with food downstairs for breakfast and dinner (if you'd like). I'd definitely stay here again!

Starting to really show its age, plus basics in rooms such as coffee and decent towels are non existent and sub standard.

The best coffee we had in Malta. Great outdoor seating for a rest after having viewed all the old stones…