Located on the east coast of Malta, H Hotel features 160 guest rooms, including luxury suites with private in-room swimming pools, and a penthouse residence on the top floor with views of the picturesque St. George’s Bay. For dining, this sleek Malta hotel’s offerings include The Black Giraffe restaurant as well as a private champagne bar on its rooftop terrace called the House of Dom Pérignon that includes a fully stocked bar, an exclusive VIP sofa area and a dance floor. A 65-foot open-air infinity pool, cocktail bar, retractable roof and secluded spa baths can also be found on the terrace.
READ MOREParadise 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.
READ MOREMellow 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.
READ MOREQuaint Boutique Hotel Sannat resides in the main square of Sannat and includes 13 individually decorated rooms (some with balconies) and a Superior Penthouse Suite with a sundeck terrace overlooking the church dome and sea — this is popular among couples and honeymooners. This Malta hotel also has a restaurant and a bar and is near Ramla Bay Beach, St. George's Basilica and the Ggantija Temple.
READ MORELocated on a private seaside peninsula fringed by the sea, The Westin Dragonara Resort has a villa-style lobby that is naturally lit thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows and 408 rooms and suites, including 66 new Luxury Bay suites that are in their own annex, adjacent to the main hotel, right on the water’s edge. Highlights of these suites include fully equipped kitchenettes, walk-in rain showers, free-standing bathtubs, mood lighting and terraces. This Malta hotel also has two expansive Presidential Penthouse Suites with pool decks, views of the sea and terraces. Check out amenities like The Reef Club Pool & Beach Lido with a large main pool and the Bedouin Bar, a casino, a gym and five restaurants, including Palio's Trattoria for fine dining and the Boathouse Lounge in an original 19th-century boathouse right on the ocean known for its tapas and wine selection.
READ MOREOriginally 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.
READ MOREOn 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.
READ MOREGet 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.
READ MORESet in the charming village of Mellieha and close to the beach, Solana Hotel & Spa affords views of the coast and the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea. While the vistas will lure you in — especially from the scenic rooftop pool — one of the hotel's biggest draws is its Nataraya Spa, which encompasses a large indoor swimming pool, chromotherapy hydro bath, sauna, relaxation area and tranquil garden. The spa’s lengthy treatment menu includes thalassotherapy (body services that utilize seawater, seaweed, sea plants and minerals), reiki, hydrotherapy (detox with a green tea soak), aromatic skin therapy and a list of services just for men (ranging from a customized age defense facial to a back polish). This Malta hotel has 183 accommodations, including studios, junior suites and one-bedroom apartments with kitchenettes. The luxury suites are the most-sought-after rooms — they reside on the hotel’s highest floors and come with large terraces. Sip local craft beers, wine and cocktails at The Prickly Pear, which is adorned with traditional Maltese printed tile, or for drinks with a view, get a seat at the hotel’s poolside bar Top Deck. Enjoy a daily English and continental buffet breakfast and a differently themed buffet dinner each night at Bellini Restaurant, or for authentic Mediterranean food, snag a table at Tosca.
READ MOREPerched along the scenic Qawra coast of St. Paul’s Bay, Dolmen Hotel in Malta is close to Bugibba Square and from the towns of St. Julian’s and Valletta, the capital. Stay in 488 rooms and suites, some with sliding glass doors that open to reveal panoramas of the Mediterranean Sea, the Megalithic Temples (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) or St. Paul's Bay. Other reasons to visit include a seafront casino and the Amazonia Complex, which features an Instagram-worthy infinity pool peeking over the water, a kiddie pool with a waterfall, the Aqua Terrace Bar overlooking St. Paul’s Island and direct access to the beach. When hunger strikes, choose among Café Bistro, whose glass walls make you feel like you’re dining outdoors; Carvv, a spin on an American steakhouse; the Oracle Casino Pasta & Grill located in the hotel’s casino; the seaside Batubulan Sunset Grill, which serves seafood; and the Agora Bar & Lounge in the lobby.
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