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Diplomat Hotel

4.0 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View
Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View | View from room
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View | View from room

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
173 Tower Road, Sliema, Malta, SLM1609
  • Exiles Beach
    2 min walk
  • Tower Road
    2 min walk
  • Sliema Promenade
    4 min walk
  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    36 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View | View from room

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

  • 22 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Suite with Terrace | Terrace/patio

Suite with Terrace

  • 45 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 3 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Sliema

With a stay at Diplomat Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Sliema, steps from Tower Road and within a 5-minute walk of Sliema Promenade. .This beach hotel is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Dragonara Casino and 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from Upper Barrakka Gardens.

What's nearby

  • Tower Road - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Sliema Promenade - 4 min walk - 0.4 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

Beachside hotel walking distance from Sliema Promenade
Diplomat Hotel offers 113 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Sliema hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 113 guestrooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. This Art Deco hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at The Penny Farthing or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
The Penny Farthing - Onsite buffet restaurant.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Maltese

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: EUR 15.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • The Penny Farthing

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Library
  • Newspapers in reception
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Beach towels
  • Renovated entire property – July 2021
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Soundproofing

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

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

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 fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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

Diplomat Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 93 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 213 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

6/10 Okay

Luigi, Massa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Many services nearby and bus stops nearby
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We recently stayed at the Diplomat on a last minute booking through Expedia. Ultimately, we chose this hotel based on its 4 star rating assuming that we would be comfortable for our short and busy stay. We had also considered the Barcelo. My experience and expectations of a 4 star hotel were not met in this hotel. We booked a standard room and our first room had what I presume to be black mold in the bathroom on the door and ceiling tile and mildew on the windows. As a result it smelled bad. The baseboards were missing pieces and dirty, walls had spots and stains in places, and the furniture was old and in disrepair. I made a complaint to the hotel and the next morning to Expedia. I had paid the hotel in full and felt hostage unless they refunded and allowed us to switch properties. The hotels staff did reply to our complaint via email and the front desk greeted us when we returned form a day out. They were eager to help us by switching rooms. The first room I was shown on the same floor also had an issue with moisture and mold in the bathroom. They then showed us another room that while still not meeting my expectation of 4 star was an improvement over the other two. The staff was respectful and helpful throughout this process. They offered to help us move and seemed to understand that the issues I had with the hotel were nothing they could change. The 3 rooms I saw were on par with a Days inn. I expected quality like Marriott, Embassy, or Hyatt which is not accurate
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

HL

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

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service
Service was amazing, food and breakfast was good
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natasa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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

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

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hot buffet Breakfast would be cold warm due to not being kept hot on the Bain marie servery. Noise was due to building works being carried out directly outside. All staff were polite and courteous but the front of house manager i forget their names (sorry) one was Male and female who were very warm, friendly but also helpful with practical issues about timeframes, access to facilities and concern of taxi arriving which in the end did without a problem but they offered up alternative solution just in case. So thankyou to all the staff who made the stay enjoyable, they have such a lovely beautiful and blessed country.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, comfortable room, breakfast quite good. Reasonable price.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast Difficult parking
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Luis, Petaluma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a good location. Big room and bathroom. The breakfast is great, a lot of choices.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Agnieszka

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room's bathroom was definitely lower standard, staff does not speak English well. Yet great communication with town, buses just minutes away from the Hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Stayed 16 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Olivier

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Not a 4* Hotel
On the whole, the stay was good. However, when you are booking a 4* hotel you'd expect a little more than what the Diplomat has to offer.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely view and lovely staff.
Would definitely stay again. Booked the sea facing room. What a joy! Breakfast was great!!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel in a quieter sea-front location
Location involves a certain amount of walking - or bus - to St. Julian's Bay or Sliema Ferry, but it is much quieter and pleasanter than its equivalent-quality hotels. Nearby restaurants offer good food at fair prices I shall use it again in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sidney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Arrived early morning before check in time and was kindly offered complimentary tea and coffee. Suitcases were stored for us until check in time. 2 small complimentary bottles of wine delivered to room with bathrobes. Room was spacious and clean, bathroom had bsth as well as shower. Excellent breakfast choice.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

chloe

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 4 nights in 2 rooms. Definitely a low rated 3* hotel, absolutely not a 4*. Good: location in Sliema. On the sea, near a convenience store and near the Ferry to Valetta. On the main bus routes too. Pool was nice on the roof top, and the spa was open to shower after check-out. Bed was comfortable and our rooms were clean. Shower pressure was great with good products to use.Breakfast did the job and there was a large choice. Bad: No exaggeration, the air-conditioning sounded like a diesel generator inflating a bouncy castle, yet its output was abysmal. It did slightly cool the room compared to the outdoors, but only slightly and the room was still uncomfortably hot to sleep in (not 15*c as per the dial). The biggest issue, however, was that EVERYTHING was damp. Our clean clothing in suitcases became damp, paper shopping bags, even chewing gum! Both rooms suffered this damp and we've no idea why. The shower rooms have an automatic extractor fan and we always showered with doors closed. The furniture is very old, and the wardrobe door needed wrestling with to open (probably because the wood was damp). The bath was stained yellow and the suite was obviously really old. The tap water is yellow so do not drink it! The pool bar ice creams were extortionately priced at €4.50...which was weird as this was the cost of a lunch baguette too. Overall the bad didn't ruin our holiday, but we couldn't wait to check out, fly home and do our laundry! Will not return to this hotel.