Name: Burlington Apartments
Address: Dragonara Road, Saint Julian's, Saint Julian's, Saint Julian's, STJ3141, Malta
Rating: 4.1

24-hour reception

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

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Airport transportation

Transfer

English

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Free parking

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Parking

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

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First Aid Kit

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Temperature control for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the apartment

St George's Beach

Malta International Airport

Burlington Apartments

Saint Julian's

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We had a really great experience with this apartments. The staff were very quick to reply and helped me with late checkout without any extra charges. The area has  the most lively atmosphere and walking distance to all the attractions which St Julian gives you. The Location is the best!!!  We found the apartments to be clean, spacious and we had the  freedom to enjoy our holiday with no restrictions at all.  The keys needs to be collected from 4th Floor at Dragonara apartments ,almost two blocks away building, same road  until 16:00hrs and after 16:00hrs they will be at The St George's Park Hotel ,again  almost next door.

Worth the money you spend !! Great Location and lively atmophere all around.

Stayed here with 14 other lads bit of a chew getting checked in but only cos we weren’t told where to check in. Never charged any deposits ( bonus) rooms were good enough to sleep in although most ended up with bites not sure where from but think it was mozzies not a lot of power in the shower but managed. Right bang on where you need to be is the best bit so really can’t complain for a tenner a night

Does what’s needed

Honestly I don't recall exactly how much we paid for, but I remember it being really cheap - suspiciously cheaper considering it was the end of July in a lively, well connected area. That's why I didn't have any high expectations for this structure.

Keys to the apartment are to be retrieved from (and left there when checking out) St George's Hotel which is 200m from the actual Burlington, while the reception is on the 4th floor in Dragonara Apartments, on the same road as Burlington, a few buildings away.
The entrance hall looks crooked, but the elevator, although kind of scraggly, works fine.
The room looked clean (even though the floor felt kind of dusty). Upon arriving, we immediately noticed that the bedroom lacked a ceiling lamp, there was only a ceiling fan, and the bedside table lamps couldn't be turned on: no matter how much we played around with the switches, we could only manage to turn on the fan. Furthermore, the sink in the bathroom was leaking and the cold water handle was unscrewed. We called the emergency number we were given for maintenance and they came to us shortly after. Both problems were solved the same morning (and they promised to fix the electric circuit in the bedroom, which was faultily designed in the first place).
The next day the flush suddenly broke down and started leaking large amounts of water, flooding the whole bathroom, and I guess it messed up with the electricity cause it was gone as well. We called again for maintenance and they fixed this as well.
Now, maintenance was effective and relatively quick, but we'd obviously preferred there hadn't been such problems in the first place. I'm sure the flush thing has been sudden and was impossible to predict, but the sink was leaking from the first day. I do believe a little maintenance BEFORE the guests arrive would solve the problem. Luckily from that day on we haven't had any more problems with the apartment.
I recommend you bring and use your own bedsheets and towels. The bedsheet I was given had two little red stains on it and I'm sure that if we hadn't brought our own, we'd have soon run out of towels, which in our 5-day long stay were refilled only once (the third day). Luckily we only used them as shower carpets cause there was no curtain so water unavoidably splashed everywhere.

On the brightside, the apartment complex is located in the very middle of Paceville, but far enough not to hear the music coming out of the clubs. Within a short walk you can easily access San Giljan's nightlife, with clubs (mostly free after midnight), pubs, narghilè bars and even a shopping centre.
The WiFi works fine. Not the fastest, but fine.
There's a water dispensing station right in front of the hotel where you can refill your bottles before going out. There are also a few shops in the area which sell groceries and essentials.
The entrance hall of San George's Park Hotel also has a booth for booking cruises to Gozo and Comino and another one to book night parties.
San George's Bay is only 400m away from Burlington, and is home to several businesses for boat hires and watersports. You can rent jetskis, canoes, paddle boats and even do more extreme rides like parasailing and airstream. 
It's also relatively close to San Giljan bus stop, from which you can take public transport to pretty much everywhere. It's also a stop for the X2 line, the public line that connects the airport to San Giljan and vice versa.

All in all, it wasn't half bad. If you're a young tourist and plan to see all around the island while also enjoying the nightlife, and you're just looking for a cheap place to sleep you don't mind settling for (and by settling for I mean maybe having to sweep the floor upon arrival and perhaps having to deal the emergency number a couple of times), then you're in the right place.

So-so

I must admit I wasn't looking forward to staying at the Burlington Apartments after reading some of the reviews here, but having just come home I feel obliged to leave a review.

We stayed for 5 nights, 27th March to 1st April 2019.

BAD
No sign on the hotel, just a piece of paper stuck to the wall with the name on it. (This actually wasn't really an issue for me as I'd already checked online for exact location and images)

Keys have to be picked up from somewhere else. (Not really too much of a problem, I had already looked on Google maps to see where to go, maybe 3 minute walk away, however I think it would be a good idea to put a little map on the wall giving directions for people that don't know this)

Lifts unreliable. We stayed for 5 nights and the lifts only worked about half of the time we wanted to use them, we stayed on the 7th floor, older people or families with prams etc. would have struggled. However a new lift was being installed whilst we were there so hopefully the lift issue should be fixed soon.

The TV had no remote and didn't work using the manual buttons. (We didn't come to watch TV so not much of a problem)

No kettle or Iron (We could have phoned reception to get them if we really needed them)

You have to pay a "Tourist Tax". (This is NOT a problem with the hotel, its something to be aware of that when you check in you have to pay it, however its only 50cents per night per person so no big deal)

THE GOOD

Once you have found the reception in another building to get the keys, you are given them in an envelope , on the envelope there is a contact number to call for any problems or help needed, and the apartment wifi password.

The WIFI worked no problem on the 7th floor.

The apartment was clean when we got there, clean floors, clean bathroom, clean bedding, clean towels. Couldn't really ask for more than that.

Location. We took the bus in from the Airport, from the closest bus stop the apartment is maybe a 7 minute walk away.

Location. Almost in the heart of Paceville, a 2 minute walk from Paceville Plaza, this is where the action starts lol,just far enough away that we didn't hear much noise from the bars and people shouting, with the balcony door closed we couldn't actually hear any party noise.

Location. A number of bus stops within 5 or 10 minute walk for access to any part of the island.

COCNCLUSION

Is this a 5 star hotel? No

Is this a 1 star hotel? N0

Is this a 3 star hotel? Possibly 3 star, for what we paid we were more than happy, if we go back to Malta we would have no problem staying at Burlington Apartments again, and would happily recommend it to a friend.

While to rooms were a bit dated and tired, they could have done with being updated or redecorated, however again for the price we were extremely happy.

Thanks for taking the time to read this review, myself and my partner wrote this review together to hopefully give a fair and balanced review and opinion, the Burlington Apartments we stayed in does not sound like the Burlington Apartments in some of these reviews.

Mark

wasnt expecting much after reading other reviews, so on entering the building to get stuck in the lift wasnt a suprise, managed to force doors open. used the dirty staircase for the rest of the stay. The room we were suprised to find good beds clean bedding and towels and hotwater. No cups but bought polystrene ones next morning, we managed and had a laugh about where we were staying, new we were near the ground floor as the banana skin on the stairs never moved. No reception only new from reading reviews we had to walk to the ST George to collect key and pay 7.50 euros for them.It was ok for the very cheap cost we paid, and only was in the apartment to sleep.

Since the apartment is cheap is was predictable not to have high quality overall. However service could be better, it is really confusing that the reception is at a completely different building at a language school and the elevator is also dangerous to be used, that is a big advantage if you are not on the first floor. The room was clean and big enough however they didn't provide basics such as toilette paper, towels or trash bin. It is okay if you stay at the apartment only for sleeping but if you would spend mor time relaxing at the apartment I would advice to choose a more expensive one.

Not high quality but good for the price

Unfortunately, we were only able to stay 4 nights out of the 7 we had reserved because the hotel was unfit to live in.

Mainly, there was no air conditioning and temperatures rose to 43 degrees with humidity. We opened the window but were met with screaming at all hours of the night and construction in the early morning. This meant that we were only able to sleep for a few hours each night.

Regarding the condition of the apartment:
- It took 10 minutes to open the door each time because the lock is broken
- The building has no security and is open 24/7 to anyone in a busy area
- The apartment was dusty, showing that it hadn't been sanitized during a pandemic
- Pillows were clearly many years old and extremely uncomfortable to sleep on
- Shower was near unusable because of lack of water pressure, it was more like a hose
- Kitchen was not properly equipped, without even basic utensils like cutting knives. Kettle was dirty.

The requirements for a 3-star hotel are not met, especially considering that our bedding and towels were never changed and the TV cables were cut. Cleanliness is one of the worst offenders, especially considering the times we are living in.

Horrendous

Well iv just returned from Malta..... I read reviews about this place one was trapped between an oven and hell the other was they wouldn't recommend it to somebody they dispised.
I thought surely these ppl are being harsh BUT then I arrived.

What an absolute dump this place is iv stopped in better hostels for a fraction of the price.
The apartment was run down and dirty it smelt of vomit and was absolutely disgusting if you have seen the inbetweeners movie this beat that by a country mile no jokes!!!

First night out heads down was woken at 6.30am builders above with a huge crain boom boom boom ppl screaming from the balcony to shut the f up and that wasn't our room.

Had to take our trainers to the bathroom as when we walked on the floor our feet were black yes black after 12 hours in the room.

There is absolutely nothing good to say about this place we got a move the next day had we nor we would have paid to move.

Alpha rooms advertise this with photos of the St George's Park this is blatantly untrue to get to the burlington you have to go to St George's then you are directed to another building down the street opposite the black bull pub up to the 4th floor to do the exact same thing and then get your keys to which the apartments are down the road from that!

I want to add we was a group of 6 lads we paid £700 and are not picky but this place was an absolute discharge dirty horrible disgusting place I wouldnt stop here if I was offered it for free BEWARE.
Baz

BEWARE

The reception was our fist challenge, because it doesn't exist in the same building where the apartment is. It is based in another building in the 4th floor. 

Light doesn't work and no body is available to ask about how this weird system works. It's not even written on a manual about how it works

About the kitchen, there are two hot plates that work alternatively which basically means that if one hot plate is working, the other hot plate doesn't and it keeps on exchanging automatically. So I was basically chasing after each hot plate to eat my boiled egg :(

Very weak intent signal, so you better use your mobile internet

No service and no information about where to go.

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