Grand Hotel Excelsior

Natalia Perez-Lopez

What a wonderful stay! The rooms were very clean and even had turndown service! The staff was very pleasant and accomodating. The location is absolutely superb! there are swimming pools and also access to the cristal clear waters of the sea, as well as being 10 min walk to the town centre (there is a shuttle every 20 min if you don't want to walk!) The only thing I would suggest is to get a Bolt or Uber from the airport (around 15 eur) instead of a hotel taxi (40 eur). Breakfast was very impressive, and cocktails by the pool fabulous. All in all, a fantastic stay:)

Victoria Thorogood

Really is an exceptional hotel is an amazing location, As soon as you step out of your transport the entrance of the hotel is stunning.Great welcome is given,the rooms are great size and the cleaners do an amazing job keeping your room clean. The pool area is beautiful you have a pool view or the sea view. I prefer the sea view on the private beach as you can get a nice breeze too and watching the boats and the sea life is great to watch. The shuttle service is brilliant as it does get very hot and is helpful to get you in town rather then arrive a sweaty mess. There is a shuttle to take you back too. We only had bed breakfast while staying for two weeks the breakfast there was everything you could possibly want and enjoyable. All the staff here was lovely and a great representation of the class of this hotel oh and you don't need to get up early to get a sunbed as there are plenty. I love this hotel. But you need to get booked up quick as in March it will close for refurbishment. Love,love,love this hotel Thank you. Victoria

Aiman Zaidi

Loved staying here! Lovely pool side view room and spacious. Quick cleaning as well. Breakfast was lovely with live cooking. They also had halal food options. Didnt get a chance to use the pool area but it looked nice. Would definitely go again!

Shaun L

This is our go to hotel in Valletta with its fantastic outside pool, private beach area with harbour access for a swim, friendly helpful staff, comfy rooms and a very good breakfast selection even if it does get busy at times. Its location a short walk away from the Valletta city gate makes it ideal although if you can’t manage the steep steps up to the main road the hotel does provide a shuttle bus on a regular basis. That said hotels need to move with the times and some people will find the rooms a little dated and that’s a fair comment. Also technology is not something that the Excelsior has yet to really keep up with. For example there are no usb ports in the rooms, in fact our room with a sea side view has no bedside table plugs which is frustrating. The WiFi also drops out and slows are times. These are basics in this day and age which I hope the hotel can invest in. For all the great service that the staff provide, and everyone is friendly, the most bewildering aspect for many is the lifts. Reception is on floor 6 and that just throws all newcomers with people riding the lifts up and down for a while to find their bearings. Perhaps a few more signs would help. The lift programming probably doesn’t help as they are slow. All in all though this is a very good hotel for a Valletta stay. Nowhere else will you get harbour access for a sea swim. Just some tech things to improve.

Sheila T

The hotel is very luxurious. The staff are very helpful and generally lovely. The situation of the hotel is only 10 minutes from the town. There is a free shuttle bus every 20 minutes if you don't want to walk up the many steps. The breakfast, is fantastic. So much choice of food & very fresh, with stunning views. Lovely pool area which leads to a private beach.