Mandera's Boutique Suites & Dorms

We stayed here four nights. Double room with en suite, kettle, fridge, tea, coffee, snacks. This is a great place. Good kitchen facilities. We cooked three nights. Short but steep walk to the heart of Valletta. Quiet. Clean. Convenient. Everything you want from a hostel. Would highly recommend.

We absolutely loved our time at this Hostel. We stayed in one of the suites which featured a private balcony and bathroom. The bed was comfortable and everything we needed was provided. The hosts were very accommodating with check-in and check-out & the luggage room was great when we arrived early. Our room was even cleaned and we were provided with new towels free of charge. The location is perfect and in short walking distance to everything you could need. Overall, I would highly recommend Mandera and would love to come back.

Because of the positive recommendations, we looked forward to stay at new year at this place, but we were very dissapointed with the low standard of the room. For the same price we could have booked a much better place! The only positive thing to say, is the closeness to the city of Valetta, but we recommend you to find something better than this primitive room.

Service was superb. Abhi, in particular. could not have done more to make my stay a pleasure. He really went the extra mile to make me comfortable. He was exceptionally kind and patient - should have been managing one of Valetta's top hotels.

They sent a LOT of messages but the process wasn't efficient. Upon arrival, I was communicating via texts about an early check in. While they were quick to arrange it, they let me know by email rather than text resulting in me not getting the message until 3 hours later. Property: clean and well maintained but calling 2A a suite is a gross misrepresentation. Every picture was taken with a well placed, wide angle camera as the room was NOT a SUITE - it was TINY. It only has a double bed and I still have to squeeze to get around the end. The advertised wardrobe was a rod across one corner of the room. The bathroom is even smaller, and is a partial 'wet room' as the sink is in the shower. If you are traveling with someone, taking a shower means the other person can't access the sink. And, if you take a shower, you then have to dry the floor to use the sink. The toilet is so close to the opposite wall, you have to squeeze around it to get to the shower and, if you're over 6 feet tall, sit sideways, with the door open to accommodate your legs. The 'city view' turns out to be the wall of the building across the street, although it you lean way out, you can get a nice glimpse of the dome of a nearby church. Lastly, they have created a dorm atmosphere for the entire property - including posting "Bathroom Rules" on the wall across from the toilet. During this trip we stayed in 5 hotels - sadly, this was the most expensive and, by far, the smallest. Would not go back

Sited in a convenient spot but not too close to the hullaballoo of Republic Street Mandera was an oasis of air conditioned calm in a tempest of people and heat. Only 3 minutes from the fabulous restaurant Guze...and the delights of the Cathedral and the Grand Master's Palace - there is no pejorative thing to say