Name: Novotel Malta Sliema
Address: 60 Sir Frederick C Ponsomby Street, Gżira, GZR 1070, MT

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Craig Robert

Excellent location near the harbour and Valletta is a short and inexpensive boat trip away. The hotel was very clean and the staff were very accommodating. Breakfast was a buffet affair and was reasonable with a lot of choice. My only negative point is that the rooftop pool is also made available for public use so gets crowded very quickly. You have to be quick if you want a subbed…However there is an exclusive indoor pool with spa, steam room and sauna which we used a lot and enjoyed immensely. A very nice hotel which I would recommend.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Jahsynette

Hotel staff customer service is excellent from checkin, the house keeping and the bar staff at the roof top pool side. Kelso and Shelly was excellent. The hotel is close lovely restaurants like thr smoke house and morning staff, trip on the boat to blu lagoon was really good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Olawale

Very nice rooms and the staff were friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Lauren

All

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Robert

Pool not opening till 10 and the gym 8 is not helpful if you want to work out before going out for the day or to work. Restaurant closing at 6 on the room seems silly also given the view!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Liliya

I loved how comfortable the bed was! The room was very clean and I absolutely loved the rooftop bar and swimming pool - the bar was serving outstanding food and cocktails , the sunbeds were super comfi, the swimming pool was delightful and the overall ambiance was stylish and sophisticated! I would happily return

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2026

Christelle

The room was great, the indoor pool was good. The outdoor pool was horrible. As a solo traveller it's near impossible to get a sun bed and you have no control of the umbrella if you do get a bed, so if you want to work on your tan, go somewhere else. The customer service was awful. Extremely difficult to put any food/drink on your room (maybe it's easier if you book direct with the hotel rather than via an operator?) The evening restaurant dinner was disappointing and not worth the price.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Ricardo

The room and common facilities are quite new and finished to a nice standard. Our room was spacious, comfortable, and well-designed, though the shower has a noticeable design flaw that causes it to constantly flood the bathroom floor.

The hotel is also in an excellent location, with plenty of restaurants, transport links, and groceries right on the doorstep.

Unfortunately, the service and management fell well short of expectations for a Novotel. We arrived to check in at the designated time (2:00 PM) only to be told our room wasn't ready. When we pushed back and noted that this wasn't acceptable, a room was suddenly available, with the receptionist claiming it just hadn't updated on their system yet.
The leisure facilities are structurally nice, but the pool area was extremely crowded. This could be because management allows non-guests to pay a fee to use it, which ruins the experience for paying hotel residents.

Furthermore, when we asked for beach towels, we were abruptly told that taking towels off the premises isn't allowed.

Overall, it was a nice stay and the property had great hardware and a strong location, but the hospitality was slightly below expectation.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2026

Georgie

Myself and two friends stayed here for 7 nights and stayed in a room with a double bed and a double sofa bed. Let’s talk about the facilities first. Before I booked this hotel I made sure it had a heated pool, but when we went to use the indoor facilities it was evident that the pool is not heated in the slightest. In fact, the “ice” bath was warmer than the pool and jacuzzi, and this is not a joke or exaggeration. We spent more time sitting in the ice bath than we did the main pool because of how much warmer it was. Considering the indoor pool had such a loud consistent noise going on in the background, you’d think the pool would be heated. Not to mention the excessive chlorine usage which stings your eyes as soon as you walk through the pool doors, surely not meeting regulations, if they even have them in Malta. Also wanting to mention, the pool water was not clean, and needs to be filtered more, not just packed with chlorine. The staff at the indoor pool had no idea why or if the pool would get heated at any point, and they were nowhere to be seen in the actual pool area at all, which resulted in a poor guy slipping and hitting his lower back extremely hard, because nobody was mopping up the excessive amounts of water on the floor. I do want to mention though that they had someone regularly mopping the floor at the outdoor pool, which also wasn’t heated, and was absolutely freezing. Longer review on Google.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2026

Shaun Joy

Lovely clean and modern room! The hotel staff are friendly and welcoming! Property location is ideal with boat and ferry rides a short walk away, and plenty of local restaurants nearby.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Bernice Aisa

Very nice hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

Kevin

Location: 5 minutes slow walk to and from the airport bus station. Surrounded by restaurants. 20 minutes slow walk to the Sliema Ferry terminal to Valletta and/or Sliema city centre.

Room: big rooms, large size beds, decent TV screen, kettle, hairdryer, fridge, and excellent shower. Only thing to add is that the air conditioning is centrally controlled. Few button presses, you can switch it off.

Customer service is ok and staff are polite. Restaurant and bar within the hotel.

Noise: you can hear noise if you are unlucky to have a room next door to a noisy neighbour. You can hear banging of doors. You can also hear when the cleaning team are tidying in adjacent rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2026

Hannah Khadijah

Clean room, lovely staff, great selection of food on rotation for breakfast buffet, lovely in door heated pool and jacuzzi!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Jessica Anne

Breakfast lovely. Pool and sauna far too busy so I didn’t use it after the first day

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Bhavna

Good location and rooms were high standard. Rooftop pool was amazing 😊

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

JOSEPHINE

Excellent second stay - good breakfast - great roof top pool

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Oleksii

Clean, but people smoke on balconies. Staff is very helpful. Could be noisy. But area is very walkable, plenty cafe and restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Smeeta

Fabulous hotel, room, breakfast, spa, all amazing.
Clean, modern and one of the best Novotel’s I’ve stopped in.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Crispin

Best to go to pool and Spa after lunch as busy with kids otherwise. Rooftop pool isn’t heated but nice view from roof. Rooms are very spacious.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Sonia

Great room

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Christopher

Yes, it was very clean with great amenities. Nice new looking property. All draw back was the fixed central heating that couldnt not be lowered

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Jenny

Room was well presented, clean and had everything you need. The staff were all really friendly and helpful. The facilities were great, the outdoor pool on roof has a great view, the gym also benefits from the view, some of the kit could use a service. The indoor pool was a let down, little more than a communal bath with couples snogging and kids tearing about and you need to duck to get in due to the low ceiling if you are above average height!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Murat

Excellent would recommend to all

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2026

Michael

Comfortable bed, spacious room good facilities

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Simas

The staff at the hotel were very helpful, polite and did everything they could to make me feel welcomed.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2026

Vicky

Clean room and good roof top

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2026

Ian Reeves

Nice hotel. Breakfast was average buffet fare. Indoor spa area disappointing. But good location and price.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Bishal

Amazing hotel; best shower; amazing staff; amazing housekeeping team. Loved our stay and would definitely come back if we’re back in Malta.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Sung Yan Rachel

Overall a great hotel and great customer service. My biggest issue was that the heating or air con was not seems to be working. We had to open balcony door during our stay but it was noisy occasionally too.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2026

Katarzyna

The pool is the issue! Not allowing anyone used the seats and ground pool is not safe for kids . My 5 year old daughter heard her leg as there’s no safety mats around the pool.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Clare

Check in was smooth, staff were welcoming and accommodating. The room was well designed and spacious. Bed was comfortable and the shower had good water pressure. I was particularly impressed with the gym facilities, a spacious area with ample cardio equipment as well as plenty of fixed weight machines and free weights. I paid the additional fee for breakfast on one morning and found the buffet to be varied in terms of choice as well as of a good quality. The hotel is conveniently situated, just a short walk from the main area of the town where there is an abundance of restaurants, shops and other attractions. I would definitely stay here again and I would also recommend it to anyone looking for a hotel in this area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Luke Luca

All was good, great spacious room and power shower.
Staff were very helpful and friendly.
Really good price for the luxury I got.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Dhaval

Overall service standard was very good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

Brian

Couldn’t fault the hotel, maybe just lack of cups at breakfast

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2025

Faisal

Mixed but ultimately positive experience. The hotel is clean and modern with good amenities and a decent location. The spa staff and housekeeping were outstanding but the main reception was inconsistent and it really depended on who available to deal with your questions. The lobby bar is small, but had enough options and was fairly priced for the area. The spa was far too busy in the evenings and was filled with screaming kids, making it less of a serene relaxing experience and more like being at a leisure centre swimming pool, the 7PM closing time also didn't help.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

James Peter

Great location, staff were lovely, breakfast tasty, views from the rooftop bar and pool exceptional. Overall a wonderful vibe and a short walk from everything in Sliema (including the 5 minute ferry across to Valetta). Wonderful little trip, thank you so much for having us.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Jessica

Very nice brand new hotel in Malta that’s close to the bus stop. The location is not too convenient for exploring typical tourist destinations but ride share is inexpensive in Malta so we opted for that most of the time.
The bathroom in our room smelled like sewer but they were able to get us into a different room the next day.
There’s construction going on everywhere near the hotel but the rooms are pretty soundproof. We could only hear the construction noise when we opened the sliding door.
There’s lots of restaurants about 2-3 blocks away that’s by the water.
The rooftop pool looked nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2025

Alexander

Great place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Angella

Our stay at this hotel was amazing. Wouldn’t change a thing. Enjoyed the location and the room itself. Perfect size for a couple. Loved the full length mirror and the small balcony. Wonderful staff. Breakfast was pretty good. Would especially like to thank Sarah at the front desk. She really helped make sure that our stay was so memorable. Thank you!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2025

Maryam

Rooms were spacious and clean and facilities were clean and comfortable

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Oct 2025

Baboo

Great shower but for those who hire car this is not the right hotel as they don’t have parking it’s all off street parking so try your luck otherwise when your come late night you struggle

Sauna was not working , so was the indoor swimming pool

Room was never cleaned before 4pm only 1/2 staff per floor

Well just beer thwse points in mind when booking Novotel Malta

Business Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Joanne Musimbi

All was ok but they never mentioned the ongoing renovations. It was abit noisy and with dirt on the upper floors

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

richard

The place is a building site. Dirty and noisy and dangerous.

Staff rude and unprofessional.

We tried to soak to management but after over s month off silence we imagine we won't get a response.

Terrible experience especially as we paid 4* prices for it. AVOID IT

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2025

JOHN

All round decent. But the street outside can get noisy with cars or motorbikes. Location is near sea front so benefits from shoos and restaurants. Inside the dinner buffet is OK but food quality isn't the best. The English of some waitering staff isn't great. Air con inside restaurant is too strong...makes the food go cold.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Christopher

We found everything great with no complaints and the staff were excellent.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Oct 2025

Dale

The property is 85% ready. It’s a new building but full of on-going interior work and issues. The corridors and bedrooms have plaguing air pressure issues. Air vents in the rooms are extremely loud and cannot be rectified without technician support. Check-in was late and our room wasn’t clean. The cleaning staff failed to replace dirty towels without being chased. Our bathrooms also didn’t have hanging rails for the towels. The downstairs pool wasn’t open yet for use. We’re appreciative that it’s brand new but this did impact our experience. I’d suggest looking for a different hotel until they’re officially 100% ready.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Jekaterina

I was a bit unsure at first because of some of the bad reviews, but I’m glad I went for it. The hotel is brand new and you can feel it, everything works well and looks fresh. Since it’s a soft opening, a few things aren’t finished yet (like the gym door missing and small details around the place), but nothing major. I did notice some workers improving things here and there during the day, even using hand tools around 11am, but it wasn’t a big issue and noise was quite minimal . The pool area is fantastic, staff are super friendly, and for the price it’s a solid choice. Breakfast could be better, especially during peak hours when it feels understaffed and crowded, but overall it’s definitely worth staying here.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2025

STEPHEN

Room and in general hotel was clean. Facilities not finished so no Spa or indoor pool. Work ongoing so often building noise heard around the hotel from approx. 8am onwards. Also no swim up bar or food available at rooftop pool as 3rd party operators not currently offering.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Janet

Lovely hotel rooms very big and quiet massive bed. Staff very helpful.
Lovely large roof top pool overlooking bay the only negative is the sun loungers get fully taken in the mornings but usually able to get one in the afternoons, it was noted that some beds have towels placed on them but you dont see anyone using them. Pool towels are supplied when you go to the pool.
You cant take your own drinks to pool as theres a bar and you're expected to buy from them.
The only negative is it's new hotel and advertised indoor pool which is one of the reasons i booked this hotel, unfortunately this was not open and they had no idea when it would be ready.
Plenty of eateries and shops in walking distance and brilliant bus services running regularly at bottom of street on the main road a few minutes walk.to bottom of street.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2025

Joyce

Helpful polite staff.

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2025

Dennis

At our time of stay (Beginning to Mid September 2025) the hotel was incomplete, and still in the process of being built/finished. From what has been done so far, it will be an incredible hotel, but our time featured some teething issues (understandable!!) and facilities being advertised, but not completed yet - no sauna, no spa, no gym, etc etc. However, this hotel holds great potential, the staff are super accommodating and once completed, will be a lovely hotel in an up and coming area, and we will return for another visit!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Taylor

Lovely but opened too early

The location was great, close to restaurants, the marina and bars. The hotel was still under construction which was a big disappointment. The spa and indoor pool were not open. My friend's room was not finished for her stay, but mine was. It is finished well, the restaurant and bar are well done and lobby is very nice.

I enjoyed my stay, but the hotel opened prematurely.

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Josee

Can do better

Great rooftop pool with a stunning view, lovely room, comfortable bed and bedding, and a spacious shower with generous water jets.
However, there were few of the amenities one would expect from a 4-star hotel: no hangers, no tissues, no glasses, no soap, no shower cap, etc. The gym was out of service, and the two toilets by the pool were also non-operational.
As for the location, next time I’d choose Valletta instead—more central, as it’s the starting point for all buses heading to the rest of the island.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Timo

Clean room. Helpfull staff. Located near harbour where there are many restaurants. Fast access to Valletta by taksi or uber.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Angela

Non ho parole per descrivere l' eccellenza di questo hotel. È stata una bellissima esperienza. La colazione ottima e variegata. La camera con tutti i confort. Se proprio dovessi trovare un difetto, direi che l' armadio a vista nella camera quadrupla non è sufficiente. La piscina all' ultimo piano è una chicca. Il personale gentilissimo e sempre disponibile.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

David

Superbe hôtel
Je recommande

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

Diden

Good overall, but water outage twice short periods.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Ilirida

Alles tip top!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Adriana Alessa

Positiv:
- Super Lage, um überall hinzukommen und die Insel zu erkunden. Viele Restaurants, Promenade und Bushaltestellen in der Nähe.
- Schönes Hotel, große Zimmer, sauber, tolle Dusche.
- Schöne Dachterrasse mit Pool.

Negativ:
- Einige Schulklassen waren da, die sich beim Frühstück nicht so benommen haben und den ganzen Pool-Bereich eingenommen haben.
- Generell zu wenig Plätze am Pool, aber ab nachmittags findet man meistens was.
- Fernbedienung für Fernseher hat nicht richtig funktioniert. Schalter/Elektrik generell nicht auf deutschem Standard.
- Service kam beim Frühstück nicht hinterher, Geschirr aufzufüllen. Speisen hätten auch etwas abwechslungsreicher sein können, aber für eine Woche war es für uns in Ordnung.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Ziad

Nice hotel and great service. Location is super good, pretty much in the center 👌

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2026

Mattia

Camera pulita ed ottimi servizi

Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2026

Anette

Fint hotell, fint basseng og ålreit mat ved bassenget

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Mahdi

Calm, clean, in the middle of the center and close enough to the ferry

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Tomas

-

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Patrick

Quiet location in Sliema. Modern Hotel with fantastic amenities.

The Pool was one of the best i have ever visited on vacations, with views over the city. The room was spacious, modern, with a nice view.

Staff was fantastic and helped with any request we had.

Our flight left before the breakfast buffet opened so they even provided us with freshly made sandwiches and fruit, that we can take with us and eat on the road.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

HAMZA

Séjour en famille très agréable, le personnel était très sympa, l’hôtel est proche du port donc pratique et la piscine sur le toit est parfaite ( celle à l’intérieur un peu moins)

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2026

Josephine

Das Zimmer was sehr sauber und schön eingerichtet. Leider war das Frühstücksbuffet viel zu klein für die Anzahl an Gästen.

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Harald

In einer ruhigen Seitengasse gelegenes Hotel. Zentral gelegen mit guter Anbindung zu den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. In der nähe befinden sich die ganzen Anlegeplätze der Ausflugsboote und jede Menge guter Restaurant mit echt günstigen Preise. Weiter befindet sich auf der Dachterrasse ein Pool. Frühstück ist auch ausreichend mit sehr guten Kaffee. Die Zimmer und Betten sind groß und sauber, das Bad ist ebenfalls groß mit einer modernen Dusche. Das Personal ist freundlich und Hilfsbereit. Wir waren 4 Personen und würden uns jederzeit wieder für dieses Hotel entscheiden.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2026

Sulaila Shabnam

De hotelkamer is ruim en schoon en de douche in de badkamer is erg fijn. De spa vonden wij ook leuk en mooi, maar het buitenzwembad was erg koud. Qua locatie is dit hotel ook ideaal, op 15 minuten lopen zit de ferry naar valetta en in de buurt van het hotel zitten genoeg restaurants. Wij hadden geen ontbijt genomen, maar hebben dit elke dag gehaald bij panina, wat tegenover het hotel zit. Hier heb je echt de lekkerste betaalbare broodjes. Als wij weer naar Malta gaan, boeken wij dit hotel weer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Ogulcan

Sehr gute Lage, schönes Hotel mit sauberen Zimmern.
Allerdings dafür ,dass das Hotel relativ neu ist, sind die Geräte im Fitnessstudio leider sehr schlecht.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Ineta

Schönes Hotel

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Marika

Very clean and spacipus rooms, great showers.
Breakfast was good, with lot of options.
Poolarea is beautiful, with comfortable chairs and great views.
Location is also good, with easy access to busses, Valletta, Ferry. Several good restaurants nearby.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2026

Vanessa

Mon avis sur le Novotel Sliema est mitigé. Si l'infrastructure et l'emplacement sont à la hauteur, la communication et l'organisation laissent sérieusement à désirer.

Les points positifs :
- Hôtel moderne et très propre.
- Emplacement idéal pour découvrir Sliema, la Valette et Malte.

Les points négatifs (Expérience client décevante) :
- Le manque de réactivité et de coordination du personnel a rythmé notre séjour :
- Arrivée frustrante : Plusieurs messages envoyés en amont pour réserver une navette aéroport sont restés sans réponse.
- Gestion du restaurant : J'ai réservé par message un buffet spécial pour Pâques. On m'a confirmé la réservation par écrit, mais une fois sur place, aucune trace de notre nom sur la liste.
- Logistique incohérente : Pour notre départ, nous avons commandé une navette pour 4 personnes avec bagages. L'hôtel a envoyé une petite citadine. Nous avons dû jouer à \"Tetris\" avec les valises pour réussir à s'installer.

Service après-vente inexistant : Depuis notre départ, je sollicite l'hôtel par message pour obtenir la facture du repas de Pâques payé sur place. Je n'ai, à ce jour, aucune réponse.

En résumé : Un bel hôtel physiquement, mais une gestion administrative et humaine qui n'est pas au niveau d'un 4 étoiles. Si vous n'avez besoin de rien, tout se passera bien.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2026

Arnt Henning

Resepsjonen var veldig lite hjelpsom.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Hang

Allt är jättebra, men duschdraperiet räcker inte till, så det blir blött utanför när man duschar.

Friends_and_family Family