I booked the Le Meridian after reading many reviews on Tripadvisor (TP) and elsewhere. Despite varying reviews I think there is enough information to understand what you are going to get between the good and the average reviews.This was a second visit to Malta in 3 months and I wanted stay near St Julians. Getting into the mini bus at the airport the drivers reaction at finding out we were going to the Meridian boded well. The welcome at reception late on a Sunday night was excellent, friendly and very helpful. Having booked a 'superior' room I made an enquiry so as to understand what that included. Having read a recommendation in a previous TP review to upgrade the room I decided to follow that advice and requested a room with a sea view. This was an extra 15 Euro a night and I can only re-iterate the earlier review and advise you to do the same. Our room was on the 10th floor with an outstanding balcony visage to the bay in front of the hotel. The room was very large and clean with a big bathroom and separate toilet. The bathroom had a corner bath much to the delight of my partner, and a cubicle shower. It included a simply massive bed, which we both thought perfect and we both slept well. There was a large flat screen tv, fridge, ironing board and a safety deposit box included in the price. Most safety boxes cost me around £20 so I considered that to be taken off the extra I paid as I always request one. I had already told reception that I didn't want anything from the fridge and was told that it would remain locked. I personally like the assurance of no mis understanding about what was used or not at check out and this suited me fine. We didn't hear a peep of noise at anytime and now feel cheated at not having my own turbo charged ice machines, and I wasn't bothered about carrying my bags as I have perfectly good arms (both other reviews). The lifts were quick and efficient so no complaints there either. The hotel was built about 4 years ago and everything was still well maintained. I don't understand other criticism of the hotel decor/fittings etc, we both thought it was to a very high standard. A first class breakfast room with an excellent choice of great food, and mostly very helpful and attentive staff. The bar, restaurant and lobby were very well appointed and in general it was a delight to be around here. Happy hour was around 6, buy one get one free. There is a Spa which we didn't use but looked reasonably priced. The bar staff were friendly efficient and insisted on bringing the drinks to our table despite my perfectly functioning legs. Although cheated of being allowed to convey me to the bar they were just great at getting me to St julians in 5 mins, and Silema in 10 mins. Perhaps we are unusual in that we like to walk and explore.
Those who find walking for more than a minute stressful will be delighted to learn that this much effort will get you to 2-3 bars and 4-5 restaurants outside the hotel. This amount of effort will also get you to a bus stop travelling in either direction and for a whole 2.60 Euro you get all day unlimited travel. St Julians is fantastic and I would heartily recommend staying here, although it does get populated by a large community of foreign students through the summer.
Fittingly the taxi driver taking us back to the airport had nothing but praise for the hotel, and felt this is because it is owned and run by Maltese people and staff. He treats his wife to stops there and said the Spa was really good. I haven't seen a standard room but from our experience of the place we will definately be returning to it, as a preferred guest. Negatives, I gave up on trying to get Wi Fi on my smart phone, and the w/end breakfast staff (who appeared East European) weren't so friendly or as efficient.

My wife and I had a 9 day break at Le Meridien and loved it. As usual we did lots of research before booking our hotel and despite some negative reviews on Trip Advisor we decided to give it a try and we were not disappointed.

The welcome from the Concierge, Bellman and Front Desk Manager Carsten was warm and friendly but never familiar. Our luggage was brought to the room very quickly by Tony the bellman and he gave an excellent overview of the room. Incidentally this guy remembered our names throughout our stay and always greeted us if we passed him in the lobby “Good morning Mr & Mrs….” top marks to this guy.

Our room was a junior suite on floor 9 with views over Balluta Bay - very spacious with sofa and chair with foot stool, coffee tables and an enormous comfy firm bed. The bathrooms are quite swish with corner tub and separate walk-in shower with rain fall shower head. The toilet is separate to the bathroom. There are tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board etc.

The breakfast (served from 06.30 to 10.30) is buffet style with excellent choice of hot and cold food – including a savoury corner with dishes prepared to order. The Maltese bread is wonderful with a varied selection each day. We had dinner in the Ku De Ta Restaurant twice and this was excellent – beautifully cooked and excellent presentation. The service was excellent too from two guys who served us very well throughout our stay – Matthew and Kenneth.

The pool in the Spa is very nice - it was too cold to use the outdoor pool on the roof but that area is also very nice.

We liked the position of Le Meridien as there is direct access to the level promenade – walk in one direction to Spinola bay and the other direction to Sliema. We made good use of the bus - just 12 euro for a 7 day pass with travel anywhere on the Island. Top tip we bought our tickets on the bus and it’s a flimsy standard bus ticket to last 7 days but if you take it to the information kiosk at Valletta bus Station they will seal it into a protective cover for you. We found the Arriva bus service to be very good with frequent services passing the hotel.

We had some excellent meals at local restaurants our favourites being The Villa Brasserie which has direct access from the hotel and Lulus just a short walk away near to Portomaso.

Would we return to Le Meridien again – most definitely!

On Arrival had a room with an old tv definetely not worth the money spent! I had to move to another room which they said was the best you could get, the view was nice but i was not impressed that much with their niceset room! trust me!
I ruined my Christmas as the gala dinner was just crap and food cold Its a pitty even not a desent orange juice at breakfast it was orange Squash!!I wrote to the manager and i was refunded for 1 person what a joke thinking im that dieing of hunger!!! Its a pitty

There are a huge number of so called 4 and 5 star hotels in Malta although ratings seem to vary throughout Europe. Le Meridien is apparently a 5 star hotel which by any definition should mean "Luxury" and although nice enough I am not at all sure it merits the tag.
Let me state immediately that the staff are very good - friendly and accommodating. I couldn't fault them. From the bar to reception and restaurant they were excellent. Having said that there were areas where the service could have been better. For instance we were welcomed to the hotel but were left to take the bags to our room ourselves - in itself not a major problem but in a hotel of this class the offer should have been there.
The problem I had was with the rooms themselves. Most establishments now have flat screen TVs. Not the Meridien. A small CRT TV where the TV channels weren't programmed until channel 5 which was an annoyance but it's the small things which count. Worse though were the beds which were much too hard for my liking. I accept that this is a personal thing and one which would have not been mentioned had they not been protected by a mattress cover, one side of which was plastic coated. This meant that bed did not "breathe" so I woke in a sweaty mess at around 3am each morning. Coupled with this was an ice making machine outside the room with a decibel rating to equal a jumbo jet on take off. From within the room it sounded like the bathroom fan had been left on. All rooms and public corridors are uncarpeted marble which must be nice and cool in summer but are extremely noisy. There was no point trying to get an early night at this hotel.
The location will suit some and not others. It's on the coast road between St Juliens and Sliema so transport is needed to get anywhere.
WiFi is only available in the lobby and conference rooms. To connect in the rooms the supplied cable has to be used.
The disappointment of the rooms coupled with staff at breakfast clearing and stacking plates very noisily at their station in the middle of the restaurant earns the hotel an average rating. As there is so much competition in Malta I would not stay here again by choice and it's no surprise to learn that the owner is a property developer rather than a hotelier and in places it shows.