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Reviews of The Diplomat Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

173 Tower Road, SLM 1609 Sliema, Malta

#26 of 38 hotels in Sliema

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 2039 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free Wifi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: April 11, 2025

    8.0
    Exelent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location on the seafront. Numerous bars and restaurants nearby. A welcome drink on arrival is a nice touch. Fabulous breakfast with massive choice.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: April 9, 2025

    9.0
    Lovely stay at Diplomat
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great hotel with great facilities. Pool at the 8th floor with sea view and spa with a small gym. Me and my daughter had breakfast included and it was a good selection of food. The location is perfect to move by foot from Sliema to St Julien only 20mins enjoy walking by the sea, there is a Lidl just 8 mins distant and bus station 2 mins by foot, to Valletta or other places. The staff at the reception were very polite. We really enjoyed our stay!!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2025

    9.0
    Hotel Diplomat stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The shower was lovely but water kept escaping on to the bathroom fkoor

    Excellent location on the promenade between StJulians and Sliema ferries. Rooms were recently refurbished. Breakfast had plenty of choices

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    too cold in the room, even with air conditioner

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Exceptionally comfortable bed Cracking view Plenty of space to put toiletries Good shower The crashing of the waves on the rocks is incessant and on the 7th floor in the teeth of a gale we experienced, it was like being in a wind tunnel. We were quite chilly but the heater worked well. Shower flooded the bathroom. Good choice at breakfast but was barely warm. Staff friendly and efficient particularly where we had an issue it was resolved immediately and pleasantly. Chap offering information for trips and tickets was useful even though his 'discount' made tours slightly more expensive than in town, I'll allow it as we got stuff sorted quickly and easily. Sliema is a lovely port and useful for trips and ferries. Excellent shops. Easy walk once you find the cut throughs. Excellent crepery at top of Tower road about 5mins walk. Avoid tour to Gozo with boat trip around harbours. Wild flowers on Comino were beautiful but you get 1.5 hours in Victoria not the Green bus tour and when a ferry load of tourists land in Victoria on a rainy day they are all just heading for the full cafes! Waste of time.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2025

    8.0
    Convenient and comfortable stat, value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The stay was comfortable and the staff were very friendly. Breakfast was very good and there was plenty of choice. I wish the weather could be better to enjoy our stay more in Malta.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Poor sound insulation with the windows.

    Good location, reasonably priced, comfortable room, rich breakfast

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2025

    9.0
    The diplomat
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was really good about the hotel. The staff were fantastic with me, The cleanliness was excellent fantastic location. My only negative was that there was a lot of outdoor noise, car doors slamming people talking outside of the hotel, I don't think the hotel can do anything about this, and this could happen no matter where you stayed, as i'm not a light sleeper this wasn't a problem to me. If you are request a room that is higher up the building. 9 out of 10 from me and would definitely stay again.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2025

    9.0
    Great experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hotel is close to city tranport, staf was very nice and helpful!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2025

    8.0
    Lovely stay in Sliema
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice hotel, friendly staff. Good location for us, generally pretty quiet through the night. Room was lovely. Only negative was that most of the breakfast options were quite bland - fried options weren’t great either, have never tasted sausages quite like the turkey ones before and never want to again. Hash browns were cold. There were lots of choices, decent selection of fresh fruits, pastries, cereals and breads.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 28, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location on the seafront. Near to a good choice of restaurants.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 27, 2025

    8.0
    Cant control the weather but the hospitality was great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location. Staff so friendly

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 26, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The hotel was cleaned but the bedrooms were not a good standard of cleanliness. Beds not made well. Worktops not whipped down. Tea marks not whipped away. Got told our room was not ready at 3 o’clock would be another 10 min . One hour 15 min later told room was done then had to wait and join the queue of others getting room. We saw all couples been offered a complementary Prosecco but we where not. I think if they had said look your room will be about an hour and a half we would of went out and got a cuppa coffee.

    The breakfast was very good .

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2025

    8.0
    Enjoyable break in a lovely area
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We didn’t get milk replenished daily in our room but that was a minor issue. Having some charging points in The Old Vic area would be useful for guests waiting to check in or those waiting for onward transport.

    Location and friendliness of staff. Very obliging and attentive. Serving staff in the bar were excellent.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2025

    8.0
    La Vallette Marathon 2025.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Sauna didn't work one day and didn't work properly the second day, water in the jacuzzi could be cleaner, the elevator was very annoying because it constantly opens and it needs to close 2 times every time, lunch package is a disaster if you miss breakfast (1 very dry sandwich that you can't even eat it, yoghurt, apple and a juice).

    Great breakfast, the rooftop pool is awesome although it would be better if it was heated, personal was very kind and helpful, 24/7 reception, good location, close to 2 bus stops.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 24, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A bit noisy at night. Not the hotels fault, but the rooms aren't soundproof as stated.

    Very clean, great location. Delicious breakfast, wonderful view and friendly staff.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 24, 2025

    9.0
    Very much enjoyed it
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Patio door didn't seal very well, noise and people smoking came through

    Brekkie was awesome, so much choice. Location was great, staff v friendly.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 23, 2025

    9.0
    Very good would def return
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Nothing we disliked really

    Breakfast excellent .staff all very friendly .location we found a bit noisy as had to have balcony door open as room was very warm

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2025

    7.0
    Great Room and Service but some Comfort Issues
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    • The balcony was barely functional, more like a small fragment that could have just been a window. • Every morning from 7 AM, our room filled with strong kitchen smells (frying oil and mixed food), which unfortunately caused nausea and woke me up daily. • While breakfast had variety, the quality was not the highest : supermarket-style cakes, frozen croissants that turned stale when cold, and an espresso machine that couldn’t make a proper cappuccino. • We always had hot water in the evening, but the one time we tried in the morning, there was none—possibly a coincidence, but worth mentioning. • The cleaning staff made a lot of noise early in the morning while working. They often shouted to each other in the corridors and banged the doors, which was quite disruptive from the early hours.

    • The room was spacious, and the bed was very comfortable, making for a relaxing stay. • The bathroom was also very spacious, which added to the comfort. • There was a safe and plenty of cupboard space, making it easy to store our belongings. • I appreciated the provisions like bathrobes, slippers, and toiletries, which were a nice touch. • Breakfast had a great variety, and the service was impressively fast. • The staff were incredibly kind, always helpful and smiling, which made a great impression. • The location was very good—right on the seafront, offering beautiful views.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2025

    7.0
    Overall good. Jerry in the bar looked after you well. Prices reasonable for a hotel. Great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Lateral Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Having to book for the spa and sauna. Breakfast food could have been warmer.

    Location was good.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast and location perfect

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast and location perfect

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room looks little tired, and only one socket in room. But i was given extra extension cord ,which very helpful when 3 people in the room.

    Very good location. Nice staff. Good breakfast.

    Stayed in March 2025

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