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Grand Hotel Excelsior
Malta and Gozo, Europe
Valletta
Valetta isn't just Malta's capital, but a UNESCO world heritage site. It's a window on a world of history and culture, it's the ideal starting point for an idyllic and deeply satisfying holiday experience. Given all of that, why would you entrust your accommodation to anything but the best that the region has to offer?
The five star Grand Hotel Excelsior with its prestigious location (just a couple of minutes walk from the gates of Valetta) and its astonishing views across Marsamxett Harbour and Manoel Island is as much a draw as Valetta itself.
Experience Malta's rich cultural heritage from the exquisite Grand Hotel Excelsior:
Guests of the Grand Hotel Excelsior are treated to the best of everything: wonderfully comfortable, tastefully appointed rooms, exemplary spa and leisure facilities, and renowned cuisine at its Stellar Valletta Restaurant (one of three restaurant choices). This is, in every sense, a five-star facility.
You will find your room comfortably spacious with enough room for a king-sized bed (or twin beds). Deluxe Partial Seaview rooms and Deluxe Seafront rooms are also available at a premium, but each and every room boasts a large, well-equipped bathroom with a bath and/or seperate shower and all sorts of facilities including satellite TV with additional paid channels, as well as a mini bar, direct dial phone and tea and coffee making facilities.
Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the hotel, and reassuringly, reception is manned twenty-four hours a day. As you would expect from a hotel of this quality, nothing is too much trouble for the staff to ensure your comfortable stay. You can take your pick of the indoor and outdoor pools, we'd certainly recommend a visit to the hotel beauty centre too.
Rich in the history of Malta, Valetta is a fascinating holiday destination. And when you stay at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, you're perfectly placed to make the most of the experience. Revel in the trip and make the most of the magical experience.
Exclusive Car Hire Offer when you book with Mercury*
Explore more of Malta when you book with us by taking advantage of our exclusive car hire deal. For only £25 you will get the use of a category A style car for 3 days allowing you to get around the island with ease. If you want to know more, please speak to our Reservations team. The offer does not include an optional collision damage waiver which can be booked locally for €10 per day. * Please note that the offer is only available for departure dates between November-March.
Special Offers
Stay for free! Book a 7 night stay and only pay for 6 nights!
Or stay longer and save even more!
Book 14 nights, pay for only 12 nights. Book 21 nights, pay for only 17 nights.
Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 28/02/2027.
Not combinable with other offers.
It pays to book early! The earlier you book the more you will save!
10% Early Bird Discount
Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 28/02/2027, if booked by 31/10/2026.
Not combinable with any other offers,
Facilities
- Indoor and outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Sundeck
- Health and beauty centre with gym
- Indoor pool
- 30 berth marina
- 3 restaurants (1 open in summer only)
- 4 bars including a 24 x 7 Harbour View Bar#
- Courtesy transport to Valletta City Gate+
- Wi-Fi Internet access
- + Departures at 10am and 6pm
- Some facilities may incur an additional fee
- # 2 open in summer only
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Room Types
The Local Area
EXCLUSIVE CAR HIRE OFFER* - Add 3 days Car Hire for just £25! For more information please call our Reservations Team Today. * Please note that the offer is only available for departure dates between November-March.
This luxurious hotel is located near to the impressive 16th Century bastions of Valletta and offers superb views across Marsamxett Harbour and Manoel Island. The Grand Hotel Excelsior offers standards of service and comfort that one expects from a 5-star establishment. A selection of fine restaurants give the hotel a wide reputation for its high standards of cuisine.
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good6,588 reviews
Excellent
47%
Very Good
32%
Average
14%
Poor
5%
Terrible
3%
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Chilled 9 nights
We stayed here for 9 nights in a seaview room with breakfast. The room was great with stunning views across the harbours. Breakfast was buffet style with plenty of choice. Pool was great with plenty of sunbeds. no having to get up and put a towel on one There were plenty of staff to help and were very friendly. Vellatta was about a 10 min walk away up a hill but the hotel had a courtesy bus to take you up if you needed it. Would 100% stay here again
Wonderful holiday - would definitely return.
From the moment we arrived, we were greeted by friendly and courteous staff. Check in was a breeze. We had a full sea view room and the view over the Grand Harbour was amazing. The toiletries were plentiful and were replenished every day. The evening meals in both restaurants were very good. Staff were very knowledgeable regarding booking trips. The hotel is also within a short walking distance into Valletta town which has plenty of bars and restaurants however, if you don’t fancy the walk, the hotel runs a courtesy mini bus every 20 minutes.
Hotel in good location
Great location to stay to get around the island with the bus station 10 minutes walk. Hotel in need of updating very dark decor. Quite noisy hammering and banging early 6am ish on a couple of mornings. Quite noisy at breakfast time and a lot of pushing by other guests. We were amused one evening when we were enjoying a drink by the poolside watching some ladies enjoying their drinks whilst floating in the main pool, ice bucket was on the side. A glass(plastic as it turned out)was left on the edge of the small pool. We pointed this out to the security guard as he walked by picking up the ice bucket from the side of the main pool, his reply.. 'I only pick up glass'. We did pick up this plastic glass, it look untidy and handed it in to the bar when we handed our plastic glasses in too.
Review by c0rnishvi0let Cornwall, United Kingdom
Definitely requires improvement but holiday I definitely needed.
A bit wary of travelling to after reading some of the reviews here.
Check in was quick and efficient as was checkout.
Housekeeping was a hit or a miss- had to ask to get room done one day.
Room was lovely and spacious. Nice bathroom.
Breakfast was buffet and could have been hotter. Staff slow to clear tables. Admiral and tiki both good for evening meals. With relaxing atmosphere.
Hotel nice and central- had shuttle bus to town centre.
Definitely in need of refurbishment.
Will I be back? Unsure.
Review by Flo12354 Levenmouth, United Kingdom
Pleasant stay with a couple wrinkles
Lovely location with very nice accommodation and gracious staff. A couple wrinkles: spent 3 nights in part because of advertised convenient shuttle service every 20 minutes or so up the rather daunting hill from the hotel to the city main. Of the 3. “available’ shuttles, one day only one was operating.. the other days no shuttle available. A first class hotel would have had a pre-loaded plan including renting a van or 2 to cover that amenity. N we cut, while nicely appointed, the rooms are woefully dated. The house electric system have the torturous plug system and maybe one outlet per room (if needed or not). Very difficult to charge one’s cell. Needs immediate updating. The restaurant was certainly adequate (thank goodness as moving our party of 10 into town sans shuttle was tricky).
