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A lift down from the hotel puts you on the sand at Golden Bay with no road to cross. The pools, spa and restaurants share the grounds above.
Hotel, Mellieħa. Meridian Dispatch.
Yes. The operator lists a private beach among the resort's amenities. The sand lies directly below the main building, and a hotel lift and external stairs both lead down to it.
By Airport Direct bus or by a transfer requested ahead. Route TD1 runs hourly to Mellieħa by way of Rabat and Buġibba, boarding at the airport's bus station. Payment is on board, and Unlimited Travel Card holders ride at no extra cost.
No. The operator lists a kids' club among the resort's facilities, alongside a pool area and various bars and restaurants, so children are among its guests.
Yes. The wellness centre has a steam room, a panoramic sauna and a hammam, along with an Ayurvedic centre and a couple's suite. A gym is open 24 hours a day.
No. This resort is a separate hotel from the Radisson Blu in St Julian's. It stands at Golden Sands Bay in Mellieħa, postcode MLH5510, in the island's north-west.
Yes. The operator lists the Golden Sands Ballroom with its foyer, pre-function area, terrace and roof garden, along with the Majjistral Suite and a syndicate room for smaller meetings. Bookings for these go to the resort directly.
The resort has 338 rooms and suites in all. Standard rooms measure 35 square metres, one-bedroom suites 90 and two-bedroom suites 110.
This five-star resort, completed in September 2005, stands at Golden Sands Bay, Mellieħa, MLH5510, on the northwest coast of Malta. It lies on Golden Bay, one of the island's best-known beaches. The main block stands 40 metres back from the cliff edge, with the beach below it.
Over half of the rooms face the bay; the others look out over the northern Maltese countryside.
You walk between the buildings and use the lifts to get around the grounds. Above the bay, Knights-era entrenchments stand on the high ground in Majjistral Park.
Before you book, choose your outlook: Superior rooms and suites are sold as either sea view or country view.
Zenith Collection suites have separate living and sleeping areas and a kitchenette.
From Malta International Airport, Airport Direct route TD1 runs every hour to Mellieħa. It leaves from the airport bus terminal, which is signposted once you come out of arrivals. Ask the hotel which local bus to take from Mellieħa to the stop in front of the resort.
For a driver, request a transfer from the hotel before you fly.
External stairs are the other way down to the beach. Back up top, the pools and the jacuzzis each come in an indoor and an outdoor version.
For dinner, the choices include Flavours, Agliolio, Essence of India and MedAsia Golden Sands, along with the Lagoon Bar & Grill and several other bars.
Check the name when you book or order a taxi. This is the Golden Sands resort at Golden Bay, and a separate Radisson Blu stands in St Julian's.
Walk-ins are taken at Flavours, the main buffet restaurant, which also serves the all-inclusive and half-board meals.
Nearest first, all within 21 minutes on foot from the door.
Golden Bay
No. 4 beach in Malta
Evenings suit this beach best. The golden sand faces west, so you swim as the heat eases and then watch one of Malta's most photographed sunsets.
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Għajn Tuffieħa Bay
No. 3 beach in Malta
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No. 4 wilderness in Malta
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The town
Mellieħa sits on a ridge above Malta's largest sandy beach, at the north end of the island. Golden Bay, the Popeye set and the boats to Comino are each a short ride away.
Yes, for a quiet base above the sand and the Comino boats; not if you want Valletta every day.
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