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Quiet countryside on the western edge of Gozo surrounds this resort, and your room comes with its gardens, its pools and a spa you can use at no charge. Dwejra Bay is a short drive from the door.
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No. Families are welcome, with a family outdoor pool, a children's pool, a seasonal Kids' Club and a play area in the gardens. Only the larger outdoor pool and some spa areas are adults only.
The hotel's transfer driver meets guests in arrivals and crosses on the Ċirkewwa to Mġarr ferry with them, then drives on to San Lawrenz; the hotel arranges it on +356 2211 0000. Without a car, the fast ferry from Valletta to Mġarr takes about 45 minutes.
The formal restaurant is L-Istorja, serving Gozitan dishes and steaks, while Gazebo cooks Japanese teppanyaki and sushi out in the grounds in season. Il-Baldakkin is a gastrobar with a terrace, L'Ortolan serves the breakfast buffet, and Arja in the lobby is the patisserie.
Rooms run from 35 square metres for a Superior Room to 48 for a Family Room, each with a balcony. The largest units have one to three bedrooms and a kitchen, ranging from 91 to 248 square metres in size.
Yes. Guests have free use of the heated indoor pools, steam room, sauna, whirlpool and gym at Kempinski The Spa. Treatments, including Ayurveda and Hammam, are booked separately.
Yes. The Day by the Pool pass admits day visitors to the family pool as well as the larger adults-only one, and the hotel also sells spa memberships.
Yes. A free one-way shuttle runs to the Citadel in Victoria and to Ramla Beach. Reception has the timetable and can advise on the way back.
Yes, dogs up to 15 kg, in the Grand Deluxe Garden View Rooms and the residences only. A fee applies, so read the hotel's pet policy before booking.
Yes, in phases. The south wing guest rooms were renovated first. The final phase covers the Main Building, with all of the remaining guest rooms and suites as well as the hotel's dining spaces.
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz is on Triq ir-Rokon in San Lawrenz, in the west of Gozo near Dwejra Bay, not in Victoria.
The hotel stands in 30,000 square metres of its own semi-tropical gardens in the countryside, with views of fields.
There are 142 rooms, suites and residences. Guestrooms are finished in traditional Gozitan stone, with private balconies over the garden, a pool or the countryside. Families can take a Family Room or a unit with its own kitchen.
Swimming is the other draw. Outdoors there is an adults-only main pool, a family pool and a children's pool, and the spa has two heated indoor pools. Kempinski The Spa adds Ayurveda and Hammam treatments.
One decision comes first: whether to bring a car to Gozo. With a car, the vehicle ferry from Ċirkewwa to Mġarr is the only way across. It takes no reservations and boards in order of arrival.
Without a car, you have two choices. The hotel's own transfer meets you in the airport arrivals hall and the driver crosses on the ferry with you, so your bags stay in the car. Or take a taxi or bus to Valletta and the fast ferry to Mġarr, booked online ahead at busy times.
Once you are settled, the day runs between the pools and the spa. Breakfast is a buffet at L'Ortolan. For dinner, L-Istorja is the fine-dining room, with Gozitan dishes and steaks, and Gazebo cooks teppanyaki and sushi in the gardens by the pool in the warm months.
Use the hotel's free shuttle for the Citadel in Victoria and for Ramla Beach. It runs one way, so ask reception for the timetable and how you get back. For Dwejra Bay and the Ġgantija Temples, take a car or a taxi.
The hotel stands at the edge of San Lawrenz in the west of Gozo, so Dwejra Bay is a five-minute drive and Victoria's Citadel is on the hotel shuttle. Nearest first, all within 28 minutes on foot from the door.
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The town
Victoria is Gozo's capital, in the middle of the island, with the walled Cittadella on the hill above it. The island's main bus terminal is here, so Dwejra and the churches in the fields are a short ride away.
Yes, if you want buses to every corner of Gozo from your door. For the sea outside your room, pick Xlendi or Marsalforn.
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