Category Hotels

26 Apr

Paradise Bay Resort

Paradise Bay Resort overlooks the bay from which it takes its name. It sits close to the sea and some of the island’s best beaches. This Malta hotel includes 276 rooms, and most have balconies with sea or bay views. Other amenities include four seawater swimming pools — the largest of which is indoors and is shaped like a fish — a tennis court, a private beach and three restaurants, including Il-Merill, known for its Maltese specialties, and Porto Lounge with vistas of Gozo and Comino islands and popular for pastas and pizzas.

26 Apr

Hyatt Regency Malta

Mellow out on the nearby beaches of St. George’s Bay while staying at the stunning Hyatt Regency Malta. Modern design touches can be seen all over the hotel, from the intricate wallpaper in the common areas to comfortable lounging chairs throughout to the tilework outside the front door. The same type of aesthetic can be found in the main dining room and chic meeting space (which totals nearly 5,200 square feet). Choose from the 151 airy and bright guest rooms and suites, which either sport floor-to-ceiling windows or a balcony. With dusty-blue and warm-gold highlights, the accommodations mirror the calm of the water down below. Each room also features views of the bay, the ancient priory down below and city beyond.

26 Apr

The Phoenica Malta

Originally built in 1939 for Lord and Lady Strickland, The Phoenicia Malta is atimeless-classic-turned-luxury-retreat. After a multimillion-dollar refresh, this architectural art-deco beauty, with 132 guest rooms, is once again Valletta’s grande dame of hotels. At the heart of The Phoenicia Malta, The Palm Court Lounge opens to a sprawling terrace overlooking the gardens. Elegant but approachable colonial-chic interiors were designed in collaboration with esteemed U.K. designer Peter Young. The cheery Mediterranean patterns and greenery of the lobby flow seamlessly into the rooms, where you can find similar aesthetics with pops of blue and pink. Beyond the infinity outdoor pool, the hotel has a large indoor pool as part of its Deep Nature Spa with a sauna, steam room and salt room. Thanks to the onsite vegetable garden, the hotel’s Phoenix Restaurant features international favorites, like beef Wellington and heirloom tomato salad, with seasonally fresh, garden-to-table ingredients. After dinner, The Club Bar is the ideal spot to relax with a glass of Maltese wine on the terrace.

26 Apr

The Embassy Valletta Hotel

On the legendary Strait Street in the center of the historic city of Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Embassy Valletta Hotel resides on the site where one of the city’s first hotels welcomed guests in the 1800s. The Embassy Valletta includes 81 contemporary, elegantly designed accommodations with tall coffered walls and herringbone gray wood floors. Superior rooms come with a terrace or balcony that looks out over the city or sea. For dining, head toThe Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge for Mediterranean dishes and local and international wines; The airy indoor Courtyard for a continental breakfast or some drinks; AKI for Japanese-inspired fare; or Costa Coffee for a caffeine boost. The Malta hotel also boasts the largest rooftop pool in Valletta, a fitness center, a salon and a movie theater.

26 Apr

Gillieru Harbour Hotel

Get an up-close look at the sea and the old harbor at The Gillieru Harbour Hotel, which sits in a scenic spot. Accommodations at this Malta hotel include water-view rooms with balconies and chapel-view rooms that face St. Paul’s across the street. Enjoy fresh seafood and Mediterranean dishes at Gillieru Restaurant, whose history dates back to the 1900s, when one of its founders set up a small eatery for the contractors and masons who were building up the seaside village of St. Paul’s Bay. The hotel also has an outdoor seawater pool with a sun terrace and seasonal poolside bar.