City hotel · Sliema Barceló Fortina Malta

The infinity pool at the Barceló Fortina, Valletta across the water

Barceló Fortina Malta is a 183-room hotel on the Tigné seafront in Sliema, looking across Marsamxett Harbour to Valletta. Barceló reopened it as a five-star hotel in September 2023 after a €35 million refurbishment by its owner, Fortina Investments. It has a seafront lido, a 510 m² spa with an indoor heated pool and a conference centre of about 600 m², launched in April 2026.

Rooms and suites
183
Rating
5-star
Meeting rooms
7
Largest room, theatre style
210
A meeting room set theatre style
The restaurant, red banquettes under palm-print panels
A room’s terrace looking across the harbour to Valletta
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Meeting rooms

The hotel has 600 m² of meeting and event space in 7 rooms.

  • Europe 1 and 2, combined 280 m²
    Theatre
    210
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    160
  • Europe 1 140 m²
    Theatre
    105
    Classroom
    55
    Banquet
    80
  • Europe 2 140 m²
    Theatre
    105
    Classroom
    55
    Banquet
    80
  • Karwela and Atlantis, combined 67 m²
    Theatre
    66
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    –
  • Karwela 38 m²
    Theatre
    35
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    –
  • Atlantis 29 m²
    Theatre
    30
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    –
  • Maurice 28 m²
    Theatre
    –
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    –

Restaurants and bars

  • Stella’s Maltese and international
  • Manta Mediterranean and Asian
  • Tora Restaurant
  • Bridge Bar
  • Manta Lido Seafront lido with outdoor pool

For groups

  • Valletta is a five-minute ferry ride across Marsamxett Harbour.
  • The Ina Spa is for adults only.

Photographs courtesy of the hotel.

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