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A Historic Landmark at the Gates of Valletta

At the gateway to Valletta in seven acres of gardens, The Phoenicia Malta is a five-star landmark of 132 rooms and suites, with southern Mediterranean dining, a spa built around a 16th-century wall and an infinity pool over the harbour.

Gardens and history beside Europe's smallest capital

The Phoenicia Malta stands at the gateway to Valletta, the UNESCO-listed capital, set in seven acres of private gardens on the edge of the bastions. Malta’s first five-star hotel, dating to the 1930s, it has 132 rooms and suites in a classic-meets-contemporary style, many with harbour views. Dining centres on Contessa, the signature restaurant built on seasonal southern Mediterranean produce, with the open-air Bastion Pool restaurant, Beefbar in the City, the Art Deco Palm Court Lounge for afternoon tea and the Club Bar. The 1,200-square-metre spa is built around an uncovered 16th-century fortification wall from the Knights of St John, with an indoor pool, sauna, steam room and a Himalayan salt room. The Bastion Pool is an infinity-edge pool overlooking Marsamxett Harbour and the bastions, and the gardens include a vegetable garden and citrus orchard that supply the kitchens. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, it suits couples and culture-minded travellers who want a historic Valletta landmark with gardens, a spa and fine dining.

Dining

Dining centres on Contessa, the signature restaurant working with seasonal southern Mediterranean produce and tableside theatre, with Beefbar in the City for bold, meat-focused cooking.

The Bastion Pool bar and restaurant serves open-air dining with bastion views, and the Art Deco Palm Court Lounge handles coffee, pastries and afternoon tea, with the Club Bar for cocktails.

Facilities and experiences

A historic landmark at the gateway to Valletta, in seven acres of gardens.
132 rooms and suites, many with harbour views.
A 1,200-square-metre spa built around a 16th-century fortification wall.
An infinity Bastion Pool overlooking Marsamxett Harbour and the bastions.
Gardens with a vegetable garden and citrus orchard, and curated experiences.

Why we recommend The Phonecia

A five-star historic landmark at the gates of Valletta.
132 rooms and suites in seven acres of private gardens.
A spa built around a 16th-century fortification wall.
An infinity pool over the harbour and southern Mediterranean dining.
A Leading Hotels of the World member, good for couples and culture.

A note on experience

This suits you if you want a historic Valletta landmark with gardens, a spa and fine dining. Take a harbour-view room, swim in the Bastion Pool above the water and bastions, and unwind in the spa built around a 16th-century wall. Dine at Contessa on southern Mediterranean produce, take afternoon tea in the Art Deco lounge, and wander the seven acres of gardens. Valletta’s sights are just outside the gate. Good for couples and culture-minded travellers.

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