Hotel Ben Marsalforn, Affiliated by Meliá

This hotel bizarrely allowed dogs into the breakfast area every morning. Allowing dogs into a food‑service area is not a “pet‑friendly perk” — it is a basic violation of hygiene, safety, and common sense. Every morning, the dining room sounded like a kennel. Barking, yelping, and chaos were treated as normal, and staff stood by doing nothing. Food contamination: Dogs shed hair, dander, saliva, and track fecal bacteria such as E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella. These contaminants have no business anywhere near uncovered food or shared utensils. Guests with allergies or respiratory conditions were forced to sit through triggers that could easily cause wheezing, coughing, hives, or asthma flare‑ups. Zoonotic disease exposure: Dogs can carry transmissible pathogens including Giardia, ringworm, and Leptospira. Introducing animals into a buffet area increases exposure pathways dramatically. Noise‑induced stress: The daily barking and commotion created a stressful, chaotic environment — the opposite of what a hotel breakfast should be. Once the dogs began making a ruckus, staff should have immediately intervened and required the owners to remove them. Instead, the disturbance was allowed to continue as if it were acceptable. It was not. It showed a lack of oversight, a disregard for guest comfort, and a failure to uphold even the most basic standards of hospitality.

Check-in was a few hours late as a result of the room not being available due to pending cleaning. There were some drain odors in the room and in the landing and corridor.

For some reason every shower we have been in Gozo has leaked all over the bathroom floor. The toilet paper here is cheap and very scratchy. The reception is not 24 hours. Oh parking is a total nightmare. We were there five days and only once did we manage to park close to the hotel and that was luckily on the last day. The rest of the time it was a five to ten minute walk. To the nearest car park

The staff was amazing, and incredibly helpful!

Close to all amenities.