Diplomat Hotel

Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Combined shower/tub, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, hair dryer

4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(213 Ratings)

Hotel in Sliema

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Air conditioner and more

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About this hotel

On beach with outdoor pool, near Sliema Promenade
Guests of this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a fitness center and a sauna.
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.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Map of Sliema

Nearby attractions

Wied il-Għasri

30.6 mi

The Valletta Waterfront

2.9 mi

Esplora Interactive Science Centre

3.3 mi

The Malta Classic Car Collection

8.5 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

1 Double • 237 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double or Twin Room

1 Double • 237 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room

2 Double • 31 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Terrace

2 Double • 484 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Diplomat Hotel

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4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(213 Ratings)

Hotel in Sliema

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Air conditioner and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

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.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Map of Sliema

Nearby attractions

Wied il-Għasri

30.6 mi

The Valletta Waterfront

2.9 mi

Esplora Interactive Science Centre

3.3 mi

The Malta Classic Car Collection

8.5 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

1 Double • 237 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double or Twin Room

1 Double • 237 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room

2 Double • 31 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Terrace

2 Double • 484 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(213 Ratings)

0.5 / 5.0

Dec 2024

It is a four star hotel advertised on hotels.com but it definitely doesn’t worth the stars. No cooling AC in the room, the hotel could not solve the problem, and charged us cancellation fees ( we decided to change hotel due to the poor condition ).

2.0 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Good service and nice rooms. Only bad thing is that we had a smoke smell many times coming in to our room.

2.0 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Good location within walking distance to lots of restaurants & coffee shops .. nice coffee shop in hotel with good range of tasty food and nice view across waterfront. Excellent choice of food at breakfast

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Amazing location with a fantastic roof top bar. Very friendly staff . Highly recommend

2.0 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Check in was at 3pm and could not check in before yet only 1 member of staff on reception at 3pm and therefore a delay in checking in due to queue. Nice room, although the sea view room did not have a balcony as anticipated. Bathroom was clean with lovely toiletries but shower a little small and did not drain well causing us to flood the room on first use. Superb buffet breakfast. Plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance. Rock beach with opportunity to swim opposite hotel. Pool small with limited loungers but did not cause issue whilst we were there. On bus route to Valletta with frequent buses.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2024

Perfect for our first time in Malta!

3.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Many services nearby and bus stops nearby

1.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

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

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Service was amazing, food and breakfast was good

2.0 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Location is convenient Around 3mins walk to bus stop. Or you can reach Sliema Ferry Pier by 20mins walk The room was clean but the facilities were old. Only found one plug to use and the USB port was not working. The toilet was clean but the towel had some stains on it. The staff were nice and breakfast was quite good. Overall experience was good.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Excellent place to stay.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2024

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 😄

2.5 / 5.0

May 2024

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.

4.0 / 5.0

May 2024

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.

5.0 / 5.0

May 2024

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.

4.0 / 5.0

Apr 2024

Good location, comfortable room, breakfast quite good. Reasonable price.

2.0 / 5.0

Mar 2024

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.

2.5 / 5.0

Mar 2024

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.

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2024

Good breakfast Difficult parking

4.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Nice hotel in a good location. Big room and bathroom. The breakfast is great, a lot of choices.

3.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

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.

1.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

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.

2.0 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Good hotel with fine and big rooms. The breakfast is ok, not the best quantity but there is lot off different foods. Breakfast room is boring, it’s in a room without windows ( under the ground)

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Would definitely stay again. Booked the sea facing room. What a joy! Breakfast was great!!!!

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2023

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.

4.0 / 5.0

Sep 2023

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.

4.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Great service.

3.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

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.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

the room is so nice and clean but pool is small than i think.

4.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Nicely located, quiter than st julian, access to the beach, very walkable. Not far from valetta by bus or taxi. I recommend sliema area for a stay if you want daily access to the sea

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Very clean

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Great pool, pool area and terrace overseeing amazing views of the sea. Room was spacious and shower was great. Brilliant selection at all you can eat buffet. Sliema promenade right on your doorstep and many, many restaurants and shops nearby. Only downsides with the hotel would be the pool terrace bar wasn’t functioning. You could purchase from the hotel bar, but you’d be required to take the lift 8 floors each way every time you did so. Think the hotel are losing out on some income there. Location wise only downside is how busy it is, you’re central and you’ll hear fireworks, many a car beeping it’s never really quiet. But not as busy/loud as St. Julian a short walk away. Heard some describe the region as being like Blackpool with the sun, which is kinda accurate even if somewhat derogatory. A lot of the area under construction and weirdly every second building seems to be available to buy or rent or is a realtor office. Which doesn’t give you the biggest holiday feel it has to be said. So just know that before you go. But back to positives, all staff at the hotel great, from reception to bar staff to housekeeping to wait staff at breakfast. If you’re wanting to do to Malta and looking for plenty within walking distance and okay with a bit of hustle and bustle rather than a quiet area, then this hotel is highly recommended.

0.5 / 5.0

May 2023

This hotel has to be one of the worst in terms of price-to-quality ratio that I've ever experienced. I don't usually complain, but seriously, you can easily find places that are 50% cheaper and offer the same subpar conditions, if not better, in the same area. Let me list my complaints: 1. I booked a two-day stay, but the air conditioning was broken, leaving me with either stuffy, humid air or no ventilation at all. As a result, I developed a cough, most likely due to the hotel's poor air quality. 2. The service during check-in was abysmal. The guy in his 30s who greeted me seemed like he despised his job and couldn't care less about providing good service. 3. The bathroom was in terrible condition. The shower had yellow stains embedded in it, and the tap was dysfunctional, making it impossible to control the water flow. And you might think I'm just nitpicking, but no. I raised my concerns with the staff, and it was only on the second day, in the afternoon, that a helpful staff member managed to provide me with a fan. But seriously, paying a few hundred euros for something this awful? I'd rather stay in a hostel, where at least I can expect the quality to be quite bad.

1.0 / 5.0

May 2023

Booked a room with partial sea view, given room at the back of the hotel and Diplomat did not change as they were fully booked and said this was room boked (it stated partial sea view) I was also due a Bottle of wine as I am a Silver Member and this was a perk, I received a miniture bottle of red that was half full. Told by the hotel that thisnis what they offer. Cleaners where fantastic and cleaned room everyday, toilet had a leak, shower was poor and the bathroom was tiny, struggle to get between door and sink. Overall not happy with the room and the poor Silver Membership reward. I dont think I will stay at the Diplomat again, its a nice hotel in a good location, but this experience has not left a goodnimpression on me.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2023

The location is excellent near restaurants and public transportation. The breakfast is amazing

2.0 / 5.0

May 2023

My room is at the corner of second floor with a very small bathroom, not feeling comfortable with the room and very noisy at the morning .

4.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Good location, very central. Walkable to shops and restaurants.

2.5 / 5.0

Apr 2023

A very friendly and professional staff, Great service minded hotel. Great breakfast, very good air. clean and tidy environment.

2.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

The hotel is great, we really enjoyed the view from the roof terrace. Unfortunately it was still a bit cold to use the roof swimming pool but it was open. The staff was amazing, very friendly and always helpful especially Anthonella and Dimitry at reception and also room service ladies. The breakfas variety was great, nice cooked breakfas, continental, pastries and fruits. Good choice from drinks too. The location of the hotel is great too, beachbin front and good bus service, even directly to the airport.

0.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Just bad… breakfast in a basement without windows and extremely bad quality of food and choices. Need an update of the whole hotel. Gym a bit of a joke… guess everybody is an owner of a gym.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Sliema?

The average price for a rental in Sliema is $118 per night. This rental is $82 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Diplomat Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Diplomat Hotel. Enjoy the water!

Is Diplomat Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Diplomat Hotel?

We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, laundry, and hot tub or spa.

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Diplomat Hotel

Hotel in Sliema

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Sliema

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room

Family Room

Suite with Terrace

Diplomat Hotel

Hotel in Sliema

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Sliema

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double or Twin Room, Partial Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

Standard Double or Twin Room

Family Room

Suite with Terrace

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Sliema?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Diplomat Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Diplomat Hotel?

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