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Grand Hotel Excelsior

5.0 star property

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Private beach
Balcony
Poolside bar
Exterior
View from room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar

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Great Siege Road, Floriana, Malta
  • St. Johns Co - Cathedral
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Sliema Ferry
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Malta Experience
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room with Partial Sea View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Room with Partial Sea View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Room with Full Sea View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Deluxe Inland Room

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Deluxe Inland Room

  • 356 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Panoramic Seafront Room with Terrace

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Panoramic Seafront Room with Terrace

  • 409 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Garden View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Family Room, Garden View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, Garden View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Room, Garden View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Deluxe Room, Partial Sea View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Deluxe Room, Partial Sea View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Room Partial Sea View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Family Room Partial Sea View

  • 605 sq ft
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Garden View

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Garden View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Flat-screen TV

Royal Suite

  • 1615 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds

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Deluxe Room with Full Sea View with Terrace

  • 391 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Room

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Presidential Suite | Living room | Flat-screen TV

Presidential Suite

  • 1938 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds

View all photos for Family Room (Pool Area)

Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Family Room (Pool Area)

  • 605 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Floriana

With a stay at Grand Hotel Excelsior, you'll be centrally located in Floriana, a 3-minute drive from Malta Experience and 8 minutes from Sliema Promenade. .This beach hotel is 15.9 mi (25.6 km) from Mellieha Bay and 4.6 mi (7.4 km) from St George's Beach.

What's nearby

  • Upper Barrakka Gardens - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • St. Johns Co - Cathedral - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Sliema Ferry - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • The Valletta Waterfront - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Malta Experience - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Malta Intl. Airport (MLA) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Tribe - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks Reserve Bar - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Teatre - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Club Bar - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Grand Hotel Excelsior

Luxury hotel on the beach, with outdoor pool
Grand Hotel Excelsior offers 428 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Floriana hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

A private beach and a marina are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 9 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include hot stone massages, Swedish massages, facials, and body wraps. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 428 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. After a day at the private beach, you can enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and an indoor pool. This Art Deco hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. This hotel has 14 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Grand Hotel Excelsior has 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 20 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 14 meeting rooms
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Marina
  • On a private beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 9 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 10 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from February 26 2025 to July 7 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Exterior

Guests will have access to the following alternate facilities during the renovation:

  • Outdoor pool

During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: EUR 50 per accommodation, per day
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.50 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 20.00 for adults and EUR 10.00 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 50 per vehicle (roundtrip)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Malta. This property is rated 5 stars.

Property is also known as

Excelsior Grand Hotel
Grand Excelsior Floriana
Grand Excelsior Hotel
Grand Hotel Excelsior
Grand Hotel Excelsior Floriana
Hotel Excelsior Grand
Hotel Grand Excelsior

Grand Hotel Excelsior Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 561 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 288 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 1002 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent value for money.
Excellent location, friendly staff and good value for money. In its heyday this must have been a great hotel, but it is now a little tired and in need of a facelift. I would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia, Leicester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good sized rooms, friendly staff
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

ken

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked the location. However the vent from the kitchen? Came into our room via the balcony doors. Unpleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3 day stay at the Excelsior in Malta
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Feidhlim

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fine but not 5* service
hotel is comfortable and clean with lots of facilities but the service level was very average for a 5* Checkin was really slow - 20mins with no queue. Hotel was not able to organise a taxi for us - we had to ourselves. Breakfast buffet was ok. Indoor pool was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yevgeniya

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel in general is extremely dated in its decor and my room was very dark, dated, had little flies in the bathroom upon arrival and a discoloured shower curtain. It doesn’t look like the hotel has had any modernisation in many years. The buffet at breakfast and dinner does not list allergens on the food cards and there was no vegan option for dessert except for fruit. The positive is that it is in a fabulous location for Valletta as only takes 5 minutes to walk in.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Simon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very large hotel with good room but the breakfast was poor and hot drinks terrible particularly the coffee
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

jill

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

nicholas, Robertsbridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall good experience, great location, rooms good and beds comfortable. Decor is a bit 1980s and dated and breakfast average with really poor coffee. Dont expect a 5 star hotel it needs a serious overhaul to get it there.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelley, Strafford

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property. Staff is helpful and room svc was great, not many options but food is delicious. Great walkable location to Valletta. Recommend and would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pawel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Kerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Forth & maybe last stay?
It was mostly ok until our toilet cistern broke and we had to use the waste paper bin to flush as the defect happen to break early hours of the morning. Not quite the experience you hope for from such a prestigious establishment. We did report it but it was met with lack of concern or interest unfortunately. Standards have most certainly dropped. The bar area and service on Saturday night was chaotic and messy too....
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janusz

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, quiet location, comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alasdair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

George W

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hotel and staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana Lourdes

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views and amenities within the facilities with a private beach, pool, and spa.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

SUSAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location for Valetta . Impressive property on arrival but the room decor extremely tired and in need of a refurb . No barrier between neighbouring balconies which would have been preferred . We visited end of October and although weather was good and we enjoyed the pool , it was not possible to get any snacks or refreshments at pool area . No coffee or drinks available at all outside as everything closed . Overall this hotel was nice , decor very dated and bathrooms needed refurb ( rubber mats etc were not very appealing ) good shower . Staff all very pleasant . Breakfast average and we were charged extra for cappuccino coffee . Wonderful views from the dining area . Would consider returning due to location but not if all facilities outside are unavailable .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

gavin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible location and very comfortable luxury. Staff are superb and breakfast is outstanding. Valletta is a,axing but staying in Excelsior really makes the most of any holiday there
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glyn Richard, Abingdon

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Susan, stockport

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024