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Best Rated Hotels by Members

Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Golden Bay 10.00
Marina Hotel at the Corinthia Beach Resort St. Julian's 10.00
Seashells Resort at Suncrest Qawra 10.00
Ramla Bay Resort Mellieha 10.00
Pergola Club Hotel & Spa Mellieha 10.00
Hotel Fortina Sliema 10.00
Maritim Antonine Hotel & Spa Mellieha 10.00
San Antonio Hotel & Spa Qawra 10.00
The Victoria Hotel Sliema 10.00
The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux Mdina 9.50

Best Rated Restaurants by Members

Bacchus Mdina 9.67
Zen St. Julian's 9.50
Ta’ Marku Kafe and Wine Bar Naxxar 9.50
Blue Elephant St. Julian's 9.33
Tal-Familja Marsaskala 9.33
Da Pippo Valletta 9.33
Diwan’s Bugibba 9.00
De Mondion Mdina 9.00
Assaggi St. Julian's 9.00
San Giuliano St. Julian's 9.00

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Cruise

Grand Harbour Cruise

The classic first-day orientation: both harbours, ten creeks, and Valletta's bastions from sea level.

★★★★★ from€16 Gozo

Gozo Jeep Safari

A full day off the asphalt — salt pans, inland sea and lunch in a village square on the quieter island.

★★★★★ from€62 Sicily

Mount Etna & Modica

Catamaran at dawn, Europe's largest volcano by noon, chocolate in Modica before the ride home.

★★★★★ from€117 Family

Countryside Horse Riding

Golden Bay at walking pace — the north-west coast the tour buses never see.

★★★★★ from€25 Active

Malta Segway Tour

Dingli Cliffs and Buskett Gardens in ninety minutes, with a guide who grew up next to them.

★★★★★ from€49 Sightseeing

Hop-On Hop-Off + Harbour Cruise

North or south route with a free harbour cruise ticket thrown in — the best-value combination on the site.

★★★★★ from€15

Choose your base

Where you sleep decides your Malta

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NE · Nightlife & coast

St. Julian's

Hilton, Westin Dragonara, Le Méridien — the five-star strip with the late nights.

23 hotels reviewed · from €50 N · Resorts & families

Bugibba

Sea-front resorts, sensible prices, and the ferry to Comino on your doorstep.

7 hotels reviewed · from €30 NW · Beaches

Mellieha

Malta's longest sandy beach and the Radisson Golden Sands above it.

9 hotels reviewed · from €33 E · Baroque capital

Valletta

A UNESCO city the size of a village — boutique palazzos inside the bastions.

6 hotels & palazzos reviewed

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