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Barceló Fortina Malta

5.0 star property

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Indoor pool, outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby
View from room
Aerial view
Premium Room, Sea View

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
Tigne Seafront, Sliema, Malta, SLM 3012
  • Sliema Promenade
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Sliema Ferry
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Malta Experience
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium Room, Sea View

Premium Room, Sea View

  • 40 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room, Sea View

Superior Room, Sea View

  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Deluxe Room, Sea View

  • 40 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Deluxe Room (Family)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room, Partial Sea View

  • 35 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Sliema

When you stay at Barceló Fortina Malta in Sliema, you'll be near the beach, a 4-minute drive from Sliema Promenade and 9 minutes from Malta Experience. .This luxury hotel is 13.9 mi (22.4 km) from Mellieha Bay and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from St George's Beach.

What's nearby

  • Sliema Promenade - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Upper Barrakka Gardens - 7 min drive - 6.0 km
  • St. Johns Co - Cathedral - 7 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Sliema Ferry - 8 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Malta Experience - 9 min drive - 7.0 km

Getting around

  • Malta Intl. Airport (MLA) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Carolina’s - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Terrace Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Barceló Fortina Malta

Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and a fitness center
Barceló Fortina Malta offers 183 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

This Sliema hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.

An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

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

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and Turkish bath/hammam.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 183 guestrooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a hot tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the La Vallette, a restaurant where you can take in the pool view, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the swim-up bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
La Vallette - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Table One - This buffet restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Covered self parking on site (EUR 6 per day)
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: EUR 25 for adults and EUR 12.50 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 swim-up bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • La Vallette
  • Table One

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Turkish bath/hammam

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 152
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

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

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 45-inch TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • In-room massage
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: noon
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra 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 25 for adults and EUR 12.50 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 43.00 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 6 per day
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This hotel requires that an authorization be submitted at time of booking when a third-party credit card is used to book non-refundable rates. The credit card used for the booking must be shown at check-in.

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Malta. This property is rated 5 stars.

Property is also known as

Fortina
Fortina Hotel
Fortina Hotel Sliema
Fortina Sliema
Hotel Fortina
Hotel Fortina Malta/Sliema
Fortina Hotel
Barceló Fortina Malta Hotel
Barceló Fortina Malta Sliema
Barceló Fortina Malta Hotel Sliema

Barceló Fortina Malta Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 111 out of 173 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 173 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 173 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 173 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 173 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Katelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, within walking distance of so many great options. The room is really nice and modern. We loved the awesome fitness center. Staff is very nice and accommodating. Would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible view from our 11th floor premium sea view room overlooking the harbor and Valletta. Great staff, convenient location to great restaurants, the shopping mall, and the ferry to Valletta. Enjoyed the included access to the beach club across the street which was also accessible underground. Close to the Guadalupe Boat Bar & Bistro - our favorite hang out!
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lac Huy David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a great stay with them. The view to Valletta as well as the ocean and the marina bay is incredible, simply gorgeous incomparably beautiful. Balcony is spacious, staffs are friendly, location is convenient with great restaurants around. I will bring my family back here for vacation soon.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Suhail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good place to stay. I took the superior room - definitely worth the money. Breakfast was amazing. Staff all very good and polite. Can’t fault anything
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maryan Abdulkadir

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The reception staff were very kind and helpful. The standard room I stayed in was a generous size, the bed was very comfortable, the bathroom was a very good size too and had a bath tub as well as a shower. The amenities in the room was more than enough, the staff replenished our teas and coffees everyday including water. Only downside from our lovely experience, was the guests that were staying next door. They were very loud and kept us awake for most of the night. Playing loud music and sometimes arguing. We didn’t inform the hotel reception as it was our last night anyway. I am sure if we had mentioned to the hotel staff, they would have done something about it as they were so friendly and helpful always.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice modern expansive views, wonderful bedding, large spacious rooms and location. What’s not to like
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

gerard francis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a sea view room. I would say the view over the harbour to Valletta is definitely worth the extra. The hotel is well situated for local transport. There is an outdoor pool and bar on the waterfront which really allows you to take in the wonder of the harbour area.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. All new and fresh. The rooms were of a great standard. Strongly recommend upgrading to a Premium Room. These have a very good view. Food good. Nice choices! Lovely pool area.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Johnny, Wroclaw

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was overall pleasant. The hotel is in a great location on the Sliema side, with a bus stop and ferry stops conveniently nearby. The room itself was nice, and we appreciated the twice-daily room cleaning service, which was a lovely touch. However, the soundproofing could be improved, as noise from the neighboring room was disruptive at times. The food offered a variety of options, but the quality was average. Unfortunately, there were very few vegetarian options, and no lactose-free milk was available, which was disappointing. Additionally, a male supervisor in the restaurant was quite intense and intrusive, often making unnecessary comments to guests, which detracted from the dining experience. On a brighter note, Fatima from Spain, part of the restaurant staff, was exceptionally friendly and helpful, which we truly appreciated. A lovely surprise during our stay was a chocolate cake to celebrate my birthday—even though we hadn’t mentioned it. This thoughtful gesture was much appreciated. Thank you!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Honor Victoria Grace

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing stay at this hotel!! It made our first time in Malta all the more special. We were lucky to have our room upgraded as well and the hot tub on our balcony was a treat we will remember forever! The staff were very kind and helpful and helped create a peaceful, luxurious atmosphere. 10/10 - wouldn’t change a thing!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhona McDonald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sinthi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay at the Barcelo Fortina! So convenient to take the ferry and walk around. We did the 1/2 board and dinner and breakfast was amazing. We also had access to the state of the art gym and spa including the ice bath and hammam. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On arrival at the hotel, we were oiffered a glass of prosecco at check in and then upgraded to a superior room This was a break to celebrate our ruby wedding, although I had not informed the hotel, so this came as a pleasant surprise. The room was huge with a moden decor and nice furnishings. The bathroom was spacious and well appointed, There were robes and slippers in the wardrobe for use and two balconies, one with a partial sea view and the other huge balcony with its own hot tub and furniture. The bed was probably the largest and most comfortable I have slept on. All staff were helpful, smart and polite and the breakfast buffet was again the best I have seen, with a tremendous choice of food to suit all tastes. The location was excellent, being right across the harbour from Valletta and within 100 metres of the ferry. Beautiful views of Valletta at night. The hotel is in a perfect location, being in an area with nice restaurants, bars and shops, so plenty of choice. It is also a few minutes away from Valletta with all its history and culture. We had a fantastic stay at the Barcelo and it has everything you could want from a resort hotel. Thank you for making our trip so special.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hubert, Kelowna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A modest but elegant hotel. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Provided great recommendations for restaurant and shopping options. Access to the lounge chairs across the street facing the water is a big bonus! Arranged for our early ride to the airport. Lots of construction noise though, but this will end and the facilities will be that much better.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

john robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with great access to all the main attractions with excellent transport links
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Carmen Gabriela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff
Fantastic personal experience the people from the front desk were very friendly and professional. All the people to work there friendly and so nice . Rooms very nice confit bed location is nice I really enjoyed my days at the Barceló
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Ann

Travelled with partner
Room was nice and clean, efficient air con, pool area unless you are under 25, have horrendous taste in music and live your life on Instagram probably not for you! Convenient for ferry to Valletta and tours!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing size room with great balcony and sea view
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Afif

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staff were very polite and efficient and made us welcome. Fast chech in and good information about all Hotel facilities given by reception staff. Room was fantastic and had everything we could have needed for our stay and the view of Valletta made it even better. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon Annetta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous safe location. Very friendly helpful staff. Great pool. Loved our balcony view of Valletta. Comfortable beds with lots of pillows. Would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024