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Diplomat Hotel

4.0 star property
On beach with outdoor pool, near Sliema Promenade

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
On the beach, sun loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
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Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View | View from room
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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk

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Room options

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

Highlights

Balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
HDTV
Renovated in 2021
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
  • 6.66 Ping (22 square meters)
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
HDTV
Renovated in 2021
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
  • 6.04 Ping (20 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Suite with Terrace | Terrace/patio

Suite with Terrace

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
HDTV
Renovated in 2021
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 14 Ping (46 square meters)
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double or Twin Room

Highlights

Balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
HDTV
Renovated in 2021
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
  • 6.66 Ping (22 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Family Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
HDTV
Renovated in 2021
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
  • 1 Ping (3 square meters)
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds
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About the neighborhood

Map
173 Tower Road, Sliema, Malta, SLM1609

What's nearby

  • Sliema Promenade - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dragonara Casino - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Upper Barrakka Gardens - 9 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Sliema Ferry - 10 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Malta Experience - 11 min drive - 7.7 km

Getting around

  • Malta Intl. Airport (MLA) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Paradies Exiles - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Sakura - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Surfside Bar and Grill - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Barracuda - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Diplomat Hotel

Upscale hotel revitalized in 2021 and located near Tower Road
Located close to Sliema Promenade and Dragonara Casino, Diplomat Hotel provides a poolside bar, a rooftop terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a beachfront location and sun loungers. For some rest and relaxation, visit the sauna. Be sure to enjoy a meal at The Penny Farthing, the on-site buffet restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and a library.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • An outdoor pool with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Smoke-free premises, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff
  • A TV in the lobby, luggage storage, and a porter/bellhop
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff and location
Room features
All 113 rooms include comforts such as premium bedding and laptop-compatible safes, as well as thoughtful touches like laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Rainfall showers, shower/tub combinations, and free toiletries
  • HDTVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, electric kettles, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, French, Italian, Maltese

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Penny Farthing

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Piano
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Vending machine

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1991
  • Renovated entire property - July 2021
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • 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 buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 15.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 22.00 per room (one way)

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, debit 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 and cash
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

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Malta. This property is rated 4 stars.

Property is also known as

Diplomat Hotel Sliema
Diplomat Sliema
Diplomat Hotel Hotel
Diplomat Hotel Sliema
Diplomat Hotel Hotel Sliema

Frequently asked questions

Does Diplomat Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Diplomat Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Diplomat Hotel?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Diplomat Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Diplomat Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Diplomat Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 22.00 per room applies.

Where is Diplomat Hotel located?

Located in Sliema, this beachfront hotel is in the city center and within a 5-minute walk of Tower Road and Sliema Promenade. Sliema Ferry and Dragonara Casino are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Diplomat Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 222 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 222 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 222 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 222 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 222 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Delsie

Enjoyed our stay very much
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Fantastic location
Amazing location with a fantastic roof top bar. Very friendly staff . Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Excellent place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Edel

Good location
Good location within walking distance to lots of restaurants & coffee shops .. nice coffee shop in hotel with good range of tasty food and nice view across waterfront. Excellent choice of food at breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

nicole

Perfect for our first time in Malta!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Andreas

Good service and nice rooms. Only bad thing is that we had a smoke smell many times coming in to our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Comfortable, clean and quiet. Great pool and great views. Really well located on the seafront. Very good stay and very good hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Luigi

Many services nearby and bus stops nearby
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Misleading advertisement on hotel
It is a four star hotel advertised on hotels.com but it definitely doesn’t worth the stars. No cooling AC in the room, the hotel could not solve the problem, and charged us cancellation fees ( we decided to change hotel due to the poor condition ).
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Breana

The hotel in our opinion was in the perfect location; easily accessible to multiple restaurants and shops, the waterfront and the bus. The buffet was small for the amount of guests hosted but plenty of food choices. Lobby was clean, but the rooms were a bit out dated. Friendly and helpful staff. We had complementary water, snacks and pop in our room. Overall, we would return again in the future!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Good location, comfortable room, breakfast quite good. Reasonable price.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Service
Service was amazing, food and breakfast was good
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Talar

Every employee at this hotel, they were excellent. I will recommend this hotel anytime thank you for Grooming this kind of people in your business.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher Roy

Great location. Comfortable room. Broad choice at breakfast. Friendly staff and easy access to local attractions and facilities by foot, bus or ferry. Will visit again, hopefully soon 😄
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Great location with wonderful staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen

Lovely hotel and staff. Highly recommend
Lovely hotel in a great location. The staff were all super friendly and helpful and the facilities couldn't be faulted. The bed was a little on the hard side for our liking but that is just personal taste. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Good breakfast Difficult parking
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Claire

Ideal location with great breakfast
Check in was at 3pm and could not check in before yet only 1 member of staff on reception at 3pm and therefore a delay in checking in due to queue. Nice room, although the sea view room did not have a balcony as anticipated. Bathroom was clean with lovely toiletries but shower a little small and did not drain well causing us to flood the room on first use. Superb buffet breakfast. Plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance. Rock beach with opportunity to swim opposite hotel. Pool small with limited loungers but did not cause issue whilst we were there. On bus route to Valletta with frequent buses.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Property was really nice and comfortable. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was tasty. Wine and nibbles evenings were an added bonus. Walking along the promenade opposite was great. Travel representative at the hotel was especially helpful. Great stay overall.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Luis

Nice hotel in a good location. Big room and bathroom. The breakfast is great, a lot of choices.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jussi

Location is good
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Jill

Liked: Staff & service
The rooftop pool and bar the best part of hotel, it is in a great location next to bus stops and the promenade walk. we just had issues when we missed breakfast and had ordered it the day before for next early morning (2 times made sure it would be there) nobody was around for 15 min at 5:30am. we did get a free bottle of wine from the manager since no refund on breakfast we missed. Also one person mainly there not friendly like all the others.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Weekend in Malta
Great hotel right on Tower Road with an amazing sea view and on bus routes too. Room was spacious. Breakfast choice and restaurant excellent, along with the hotel bar. Staff really helpful too - arranged taxi to airport and helped with a sightseeing tour. Thoroughly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thord

Nice hotel!
Nice hotel with good service and all you need for a vacation.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Adrian

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
This hotel is not a 4 star hotel and did not offer an upgrade to me as a gold member . There were cockroaches in the breakfast area , our ceiling in our room collapsed and the next room we were given had no air conditioning . Also the rooms are not sound proof at all . Overall a bad experience and I would never suggest it to anyone visiting Malta
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024