Malta’s first five-star hotel, built in 1947 outside the city walls, with seven acres of gardens running down to the bastions.
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Overview
Since 1947, Outside the Walls
A hundred and thirty-two rooms in seven acres of gardens, at the gates of a UNESCO capital.
The Phoenicia opened in 1947 as Malta’s first five-star hotel, positioned just outside the fortified walls of Valletta at Floriana — close enough to walk into the capital, far enough to have gardens. There are 132 rooms and suites, and the grounds run to around seven acres of mature planting that descend to the Bastion Pool, set against the fortification walls with panoramic views over Marsamxett Harbour. It is a Michelin Key holder, Forbes-rated and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
The pool is built into the bastions. At the far end of the gardens, the Bastion Pool sits nestled against the city’s fortification walls with the harbour laid out below — a swimming pool inside a 16th-century defensive system.
132
Rooms & Suites
7
Acres of Gardens
1947
Malta's First Five-Star Hotel
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Michelin Key
Rooms
Light Oak, Emperador Marble
Refurbished Signature Rooms in natural materials, blending the 1947 architecture with a contemporary hand.
Signature Room — The Phoenicia Malta
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Newly Refurbished Signature RoomsFinished in natural materials including light oak, Emperador marble and travertine.
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Harbour and Garden ViewsRooms look either over the mature gardens or out towards Marsamxett Harbour.
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Acqua di Parma AmenitiesPremium toiletries throughout, with a complimentary minibar stocked daily.
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A Contemporary RestorationThe redesign blends the hotel’s historic architecture with the island’s own materials and light.
Experiences
Valletta, Through the Gate
A UNESCO capital on the doorstep, and the whole archipelago within an hour.
Heritage
Valletta
A UNESCO World Heritage city with 320 monuments inside 55 hectares, entered on foot through the City Gate.
Art
St John's Co-Cathedral
A startling Baroque interior, and Caravaggio’s Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
History
Mdina, the Silent City
The former capital, where cars are not permitted inside the walls and the quiet is total.
Ancient
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Megalithic temples over five thousand years old, among the oldest free-standing structures on Earth.
Islands
Gozo & Comino
The Citadel, Dwejra, and the Blue Lagoon, all reachable by boat or the twenty-minute ferry.
Leisure
The Bastion Pool
An infinity pool against the fortification walls, looking over Marsamxett Harbour.
Dining
Contessa, in the Conservatory
Award-winning Mediterranean cooking in a conservatory overlooking the gardens.
01Contessa, the award-winning restaurant in its garden conservatory
02The Palm Court Lounge, beneath a circular dome, the hotel’s meeting point
03The Bastion Pool terrace, for lunch above the harbour
04The bar, for a drink before walking into Valletta
The Palm Court Lounge — The Phoenicia
Location
Floriana, Malta
Immediately outside the walls of the Maltese capital.
Set in Floriana, directly outside the fortified walls of Valletta.
Seven acres of mature gardens descending to the Bastion Pool and the harbour.
A short walk through the City Gate into a UNESCO World Heritage capital.
Roughly 15 minutes from Malta International Airport.
Fly
A short scheduled flight from Florence or Rome to Malta International.
Drive
Roughly 15 minutes by private transfer to Floriana.
Arrive
Check in, then walk through the City Gate into Valletta before dinner.
Malta
At the Gates of Valletta
The island’s first five-star hotel, with seven acres of gardens and a pool in the bastions.