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On the roof of this hotel on Valletta's Strait Street you have both your swim and your breakfast, so you see the city from above before you walk out into it.
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By route bus X4, or by the hotel's chauffeur, who waits outside the baggage reclaim area. The X4 runs from the airport bus stage to the Valletta terminus by City Gate, about a 10-minute walk from the hotel.
Yes, nearby. Guests are sent to the MCP car park on the edge of Valletta and buy tickets at reception. Street parking in the vicinity may be hard to find and subject to CVA charges.
No. The hotel restricts its rooftop pool to hotel guests, so a friend visiting a guest or a caller at the building cannot use it for a swim.
Yes. Dogs are welcome in rooms and around the hotel, subject to the hotel's pet policy, so owners should ask reception about that policy before they book.
Yes. The hotel has an in-house cinema on Level -3, open daily from 10:00 until late. The film schedule is kept on the website embassycinemas.com.
Yes. The hotel's own FAQ lists accessible rooms, available if requested in advance. The request goes in with the booking, so the room can be held before arrival rather than asked for at check-in.
From the door at 173 Strait Street, you can walk to St John's Co-Cathedral and Upper Barrakka Gardens, two landmarks of a city on the UNESCO World Heritage list for its Baroque architecture. The bus terminus at City Gate is about a ten-minute walk away.
Of the 81 rooms, the Superior Room with City View has a private balcony or terrace over the city. The Superior Room with Sea View has one facing Marsamxett harbour. The Superior Corner Room adds a corner terrace with a heated hot tub.
The Deluxe Suites face inward, over the internal courtyard, and have a separate lounge area for extra space.
The hotel has a heated rooftop pool, kept for hotel guests.
With a car, unload at the hotel first, then park at the MCP car park just outside Valletta, with a ticket from reception.
Breakfast is a buffet in The Rooftop Restaurant on level 7, from half past seven to half past ten in the morning. Book your sitting at reception or at the restaurant.
Ask reception for the day's pool hours before you go up. Ask too whether The Embassy Cinema is showing anything during your stay.
Walk or take a public bus to get around, or ride the ferry to Sliema and Birgu. Shared bikes, shared e-scooters and the hotel's taxi service are the other options.
Leave the plug adaptors at home: the rooms have international and USB sockets, so your chargers work as they are. On your last morning, leave your bags in the luggage room at reception and carry on with the day in the city, then come back for them when you set off for the airport.
Nearest first, all within 8 minutes on foot from the door.
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The town
About a kilometre from end to end, Valletta is the smallest capital in the European Union, with walls on every side. Republic Street crosses it from City Gate to Fort St Elmo, and the cathedral and both Barrakka gardens lie a few streets off it.
Yes, if the sights are the point of your trip. After dinner you walk home, with no ferry to catch.
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