Kempinski Hotel, San Lawrenz, Malta
Official Rating: 5 Stars
An exclusive hideaway resort offering the highest levels of service, comfort and style, surrounded by 30,000 sqm of gardens, the Kempinski blends into the local yellow limestone in a traditional style.
Enjoy one of Europe’s finest Ayurvedic and Marine Care Centers. Treat yourself to a signature treatment to relieve stresses and strains and to relax body and mind. Delight your senses with a meal at the restaurant l’Ortolan where fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs, picked from the resorts own garden, are prepared and served with great care and attention.
Facilities include five swimming pools (indoor & outdoor), tennis and squash courts, a well equipped fitness centre and the hotel’s own dive centre where you can take the opportunity to discover the famous crystal clear blue waters and magical underwater world of Gozo. Guest activities feature yoga, Pilates, aerobics, aqua aerobics, jogging, guided mountain biking, personal training, guided hiking and walking tours.
Reviews
Excellent in every aspect,courtesy and service second to none. Quiet idyllic setting and really good for recharging your batteries!! Spa services are a little to expensive - at least for our budget,we would have been keen to access some of the treatments,but were too expensive.
Mr Robert Rees, travelled on 11-Oct-2011
just wanted you to know that we returned from Gozo on Friday having had one of our best holidays ever. The St Lawrenz was a lovely hotel, with excellent facilities and friendly and professional staff. The food was delicious and the place was spotless.
The journey there and back was flawless, despite the complicated transfer and Gozo was charming. I last went 35 years ago and there has been a lot of building, but it is still pretty and quiet – the way you imagine a Mediterranean holiday should be but so rarely is any more.
Thank you and your colleagues for arranging it all so well
Neil Bennett, travelled on 9-sep-2011
It was the best holiday for years - good facilities, staff helpful and friendly - Gozo is better than Malta - Perhaps road surfaces in certain areas together with road signs could be improved, though better than last holiday here.
Colin Silver, travelled on 8-sep-2011
The Kempinski is excellent and has well-trained, friendly and attentive staff. Nothing is too much trouble, and the hotel is quiet and peaceful.
Rooms are very spacious and well-equipped. They seem to have thought of everything from a shoehorn in the wardrobe to complimentary bottles of mineral water delivered every evening. Tea and coffee-making facilities were much appreciated too.
There is much variation in the size and aspect of balconies at the hotel, and this seems to be the main difference between the different types of rooms (they appear of similar size inside). We had a large balcony, but we found we barely used it as the hotel grounds are so nice and within easy reach of the room.
There are three pools, one of which is a ‘family pool’. This is a great idea, although at the weekend when the hotel was full, a few guests seemed to think that the request to take their children to the family pool simply did not apply to them. When the hotel is full there are only just enough sun loungers to go around and only just enough pool towels!
San Lawrenz is a small village, quiet and friendly, and is only a few minutes’ walk down the road, as is the adjacent village of Gharb. The Craft Village is next door to the hotel and houses a dozen or so small shops as well as the Gozo Glass factory – the only one on the island. There are two mini-supermarkets. We used the one called ‘Lighthouse’ near the Craft Village and it had everything we needed and more. Drinks at the hotel are expensive (expect to pay similar prices to an English five-star hotel) so you can stock up here and keep a small selection in the mini-bar. The hotel’s tap water is drinkable and quite pleasant.
There are two nearby restaurants within a 5-10 minute walk of the hotel. You can expect to pay 14 to 20 euros for a main course at Jeffrey’s restaurant in Gharb (closed on Sundays) and 16 to 22 euros for a main course at Tatita’s in San Lawrenz (this was closed for a whole week whilst we were t
Mr and Mrs Jeffers, travelled on 5-sep-2011
Accommodation comments: Rahter too bland and international hotel. Comfortable rooms and good food.
Recomend: The island of Gozo itself for variety of walks and trips Very friendly people.
Joanna Willey, travelled on 26-apr-2011
Highlights
- Great for Couples
- Luxury
- Spa Centre