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  • Canifor Hotel

Canifor Hotel

TripAdvisor Review
Malta and Gozo, Europe
Qawra

Sun seekers rejoice – here's a holiday hotspot that's refreshingly laidback. Qawra, up at the North Eastern tip of the archipelago is the place to be for its attractive pebbly beaches, its array of water sports activities and, of course, its sunshine.

Within this popular hotspot lies the Canifor Hotel, bringing you a range of facilities right in the heart of Qawra! Famed for its friendly and attentive service, it's one of those 'you won't have to lift a finger' hotels – the staff will do whatever they can to ensure you have a really relaxing holiday.

The sun, scenery and impressive service make the Canifor Hotel a top holiday choice:

The Canifor Hotel is ideally situated for whatever kind of holiday you want. There are flat, pebbly beaches at St. Pauls and Salina Bays – both wonderful places to take a dip and catch some rays.

The Canifor Hotel is just the sort of base you need. The en suite rooms are all fully air-conditioned and come with direct dial phone, kettle and cups (tea & coffee at an extra charge), radio and mini cooler. Each has its own balcony too. Rooms are complete with a bathtub, no walk-in shower rooms are available.

There are certainly lots of incentives to spend time in the hotel, whether it's for a dip in the indoor or outdoor pools (or Jacuzzi for a bit of a treat), or a quick tan top up on the terrace. To really get you relaxing, you can even have a massage (there is a charge for this service) – just one more way that the Canifor Hotel really looks after you.

Qawra gives you all the ingredients for a perfect Maltese holiday – and one of the most important is the Canifor Hotel itself. As soon as you're booked in, you'll begin to relax and enjoy the perfect laidback lifestyle.

Special Offers

Get a free week! Book 3 weeks on Half Board, receive a 4th Week free on Bed & Breakfast. Upgrades to Half Board and All Inclusive available!

Applicable for stays completed within 20/10/2026 - 30/04/2027 and 20/10/27 - 30/04/2028 Not combinable with any other offer.

Get a free week! Book 2 weeks on Half Board, receive a 3rd Week free on Bed & Breakfast. Upgrades to Half Board and All Inclusive available!

Clients staying 6 weeks on All Inclusive, receive the 3rd and 6th week FREE on Bed and Breakfast.

Applicable for stays completed within 20/10/2026 - 30/04/2027 and 20/10/27 - 30/04/2028 Not combinable with any other offer.

Pay no additional supplement as a single traveller in a twin room.

Limited Availability, these sell out!

Not combinable with other offers. Valid when staying 20th October - 30th April.

Stay for free! Book a 7 night stay and only pay for 6 nights!

Or stay longer and save even more!

Book 14 nights, pay for only 12 nights.

Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 23/12/2026 & 03/01/2027 - 30/04/2027.

Not combinable with other offers.

Facilities

  • Outdoor pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Jacuzzi
  • Sun terrace
  • Restaurant
  • Coffee Shop
  • Live Music
  • Entertainment
  • TV area
  • Hairdressing
  • Some facilities may incur an additional fee
  • #Heated Nov-Mar

Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.

Room Types

The Local Area

The Canifor is a pleasant 4-star hotel offering good service and comfort. It is situated just a few minutes from the attractive Qawra promenade and between St. Paul's Bay and Salina Bay.

In both bays, there is ample opportunity for bathing off the flat rocks of the shoreline which are also popular for sunbathing. Guest facilities include an attractive reception foyer, a restaurant and bar lounge, both overlooking the swimming pool. There is also an indoor heated pool as well as a coffee shop.

Tripadvisor Reviews

Trip Advisor
3.0 Average2,807 reviews
Excellent
12%
Very Good
23%
Average
22%
Poor
18%
Terrible
25%
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Cleanliness
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TripAdvisor Review
Worst mistake of my life

This place is an absolute biohazard and a safety nightmare. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted by incredibly rude staff after complaining about our room key card won't work, which set a miserable tone for the entire trip. The room itself was filthy, featuring dirty towels after wash and not clean sheets that made us completely disgusted by beds—and to prove how unhygienic it was, I developed a painful, itchy rash from sleeping in bed. There was visible mold growing on the walls, faulty ventilation that made the air completely stagnant, and huge bugs crawling across the floor. We couldn’t even distract ourselves because the tv no remote was completely useless, and the bathroom had no shampoo whatsoever. To make matters worse, a loose ceiling fan rattled dangerously overhead. The rest of the property was just as bad: the downstairs pool nasty, the main disgusting pool had a film of grime on it, and there was absolutely no cleaning the pool area or the bad gym. The sauna stinks like mildew, there was hair everywhere in the changing rooms, and bird poo on the outside chairs made it impossible to sit outdoors. The noise levels were unbearable with loud music at early hours and a maid early hour wake up knock that ruined any chance of sleep. The food horrible options made us sick, and the room had horrible power outlets that barely charged our devices. To top off this nightmare, the manager came in took card for power (i was in the toilet) and left us in the dark, which felt incredibly hostile—honestly, the staff level of control and strictness was unbearable. During our stay, we experienced blatant theft: a stolen sock went missing first, followed by someone stealing pandora bracelet 1000€ right out of our room. Avoid this place at all costs! Room 22 was a nightmare and english fans chanting at 2 AM, and when we complained to go to our rooms and he will call the police

Review by nuggywuggy Ljubljana, Slovenia
TripAdvisor Review
Not so good

We are now staying in this hotel, and I’am feeling like i am in a camping. The hotel is full of teenagers, who are very noisy, we should wait for the lifts always cause they are playing. Breakfast for 7 days has never changed, the same food every day, pineapple juice, orange juice and water. The desserts are 1/10. For the dinner the same food every day, with few changes, for the dinner you have only water, no alcohol, no juices, soft drinks or anything else. The hotel is old, with a little bit of cosmetic changes. The water has a smell not good. The biggest plus was that they offered us a room at 3 am, and wasn’t needed to wait until 2 pm. The staff is ok. In the room is also not so good but acceptable

TripAdvisor Review
Rubbish

Location good Atmosphere rubbish food well seen better in a homeless shelter staff rude and the hotel is full of teenagers from other countries running around the building till what time 1 till 2 in the morning they are rude the teachers don t care stay away from this hotel

TripAdvisor Review
Hotel is fine.

Outdated.. yes.. but clean. Rooms was alright. Pool area a bit iffy... bar man was friendly and also receptionist. Very close to everything so was used as a base to explore the Island.

Review by Kirsty W Manchester, United Kingdom
TripAdvisor Review
NOT A PLEASANT STAY

Our stay at the four-star Canifor hotel was very disappointing overall while the staff were initially pleasant and several issues significantly impacted or experienced. We had requested a double bed and we got a room with three single beds. I did request another room; this wasn't an option due to the hotel being full. So they brought a double mattress as the alternative.

The room itself was in poor condition it was dirty poorly maintained not freshly painted and the curtains were raped even the light fixtures appeared unsafe with a fan attached to the ceiling and sellotaped to the ceiling.

Noise was also a major problem as a group of young students in a nearby room were banging on our door running up & down corridors when this was reported to reception, receptionist 's response wasn't very helpful; she very abruptly in her tone simply said they would contact the teacher.

Additionally the indoor swimming pool area was not up to standard with no toilet facilities available and showers in disrepair hanging off the wall and leaking water overall we would not consider this hotel to meet a four-star standard.

We were also concerned to see that the lift certificate was out of date, having expired in March 2026

I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2 OF THE STAFF MOIZA & KELLY THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND PLEASANT!

Overall we would not consider this hotel to meet four- star standards

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