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Staying at The Phoenicia gives you private gardens and a pool after a day in Valletta, and the centre of Europe's smallest capital is a stroll from the lobby.
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Yes, for in-house guests only. The car park is on site at the hotel, so a visitor who is not staying needs to park elsewhere in the area.
The airport, at Luqa, is about 8 km from the hotel, and the hotel can arrange a private transfer on request. The TD4 Airport Direct bus runs every 30 minutes to Valletta's main bus terminal, a five-minute walk from the hotel. Fares are paid on board by cash or contactless card, and an Unlimited Travel Card covers the ride.
The outdoor infinity pool operates seasonally, in the warmer months. The spa has a separate indoor pool, along with a sauna and a steam room.
Breakfast inclusion depends on the rate selected at booking, so the answer differs from one reservation to another. A guest can check the chosen rate before confirming the stay.
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is by noon. A guest who needs a different time can ask the hotel about it before the day of arrival.
Yes, accessible accommodation and facilities are available at the hotel. Guests with specific requirements should state them when booking, so that the hotel can match a room to them.
The Phoenicia stands in Floriana, steps from Valletta, at the entrance to an old city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an Art Deco building, lobby included, and it opened on 3 November 1947. The hotel describes its limestone as centuries old.
The private gardens cover almost three hectares, so the grounds give you outdoor space beyond the pool.
Many of the rooms look over Marsamxett Harbour. The outdoor infinity pool also has harbour views in the warmer months, when it is open.
The spa is built around a 16th-century fortification wall, so you can see part of the old defences inside. It has an indoor pool, a sauna, a Himalayan salt room and a steam room.
On arrival, ask the hotel how to enter the car park if you are driving, because access runs on a guest room key. If you have no car, ask the hotel to arrange a private airport transfer before you travel.
Book the Deluxe Harbour View with Balcony category if you want outdoor space of your own.
Ask the spa about private use, which the hotel offers for two hours with a guest. Children are welcome in the hotel's restaurants and dining venues.
Leave the car parked once you have arrived, because Valletta's main sights are within walking distance.
Walk into Valletta to St John's Co-Cathedral, where the Oratory holds Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Finish at Upper Barrakka Gardens, which look over the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities.
Nearest first, all within 15 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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