City hotel · Floriana Grand Hotel Excelsior

The Grand Hotel Excelsior's pool terrace above Marsamxett Harbour, with Manoel Island and Sliema beyond

Grand Hotel Excelsior is a five-star hotel on Great Siege Road in Floriana, built within the 16th-century fortifications on the Marsamxett Harbour side of Valletta. It opened in 2007 and has 433 rooms and suites over ten floors, most of them facing Marsamxett Harbour. The hotel has a private yacht marina, a private sandy beach, outdoor and indoor pools and a spa run by Carisma Spa & Wellness.

Rooms and suites
433
Rating
5-star
Meeting rooms
16
Largest room, theatre style
850
The Grand Ballroom set theatre-style under crystal chandeliers, with harbour views through the windows
The hotel above its private marina below the Floriana bastions, with yachts moored at the quay
A guest room with a balcony looking out to the bastions
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Meeting rooms

  • Grand Ballroom 730 m²
    Theatre
    850
    Classroom
    400
    Banquet
    350
    Reception
    900
  • Floriani Hall 917 m²
    Theatre
    450
    Classroom
    250
    Banquet
    400
    Reception
    900
  • Gilormu Cassar 190 m²
    Theatre
    180
    Classroom
    110
    Banquet
    60
    Reception
    150
  • Andrea Belli 226 m²
    Theatre
    170
    Classroom
    90
    Banquet
    191
    Reception
    266
  • Executive Lounge 207 m²
    Theatre
    –
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    50
    Reception
    160
  • Bellavanti 146 m²
    Theatre
    140
    Classroom
    104
    Banquet
    123
    Reception
    171
  • Castille 90 m²
    Theatre
    90
    Classroom
    64
    Banquet
    76
    Reception
    105
  • De Medici 74 m²
    Theatre
    82
    Classroom
    52
    Banquet
    62
    Reception
    87
  • Buonamici 82 m²
    Theatre
    80
    Classroom
    40
    Banquet
    50
    Reception
    96
  • Carapecchia 79 m²
    Theatre
    80
    Classroom
    56
    Banquet
    66
    Reception
    92
  • Executive Boardroom 60 m²
    Theatre
    –
    Classroom
    –
    Banquet
    –
    Reception
    –
  • Laparelli 53 m²
    Theatre
    58
    Classroom
    37
    Banquet
    44
    Reception
    62
  • Aragon 53 m²
    Theatre
    58
    Classroom
    37
    Banquet
    44
    Reception
    50
  • Provence 40 m²
    Theatre
    44
    Classroom
    28
    Banquet
    33
    Reception
    47

Restaurants and bars

  • Spice Island Buffet restaurant over Marsamxett Harbour, seating 350
  • Admiral’s Landing À la carte restaurant facing Manoel Island, seating 250
  • Tiki Restaurant Seasonal waterfront restaurant with Mediterranean and Greek dishes and a grill
  • Harbour View Lobby lounge bar, open 24 hours, seating 50
  • Blue Ocean Bar Bar at the water’s edge facing Fort Manoel
  • Pool Bar Seasonal pool bar
  • Bougainvillea Coffee bar

For groups

  • The hotel runs free transfers to Valletta through the day, and the city’s main streets are about five minutes’ walk away.
  • Groups can be picked up and dropped off by boat at the hotel’s private marina.
  • The Mediterranean Conference Centre is about 1 km away.
  • The underground car park takes 180 cars.

Photographs courtesy of the hotel.

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