Castille HotelvsThe Phoenicia Malta
Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, The Phoenicia Malta scores marginally better than Castille Hotel. The Phoenicia Malta comes in at 84 with recommendations from 3 publications such as Oyster, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
Castille Hotel
Castille Square, c/w St. Paul's Street, Valletta, Island of Malta VLT 07, Malta
From $113/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
The Telegraph
8.0
"Bedrooms are a little like the guest rooms of an old-fashioned British country house, with real furniture – wooden wardrobes, lamps and chests of drawers – and décor varying from faded elegance to the just faded." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Castille has cheerful front-desk staff and a grand position in an old palazzo next to the ornate 16th-century Auberge de Castile." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The three-pearl Castille Hotel is housed in a former private 16th-century residence, and it has a prime location in Valletta, across from Malta's main square." Full review
The Phoenicia Malta
The Mall, Valletta, Island of Malta FRN 1478, Malta
From $121/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
The Telegraph
9.0
"The Phoenicia is the best of all the country’s five-star hotels if you are here to sightsee." Full review
Independent
"Malta’s first five-star hotel, this 1930s grande dame is still the home-from-home for British royals visiting the former colony"
Lonely Planet
"Just outside Valletta’s main gate, this 1940s old grande dame feels like the kind of place Miss Marple might stay if she were in town, with its potted palms and art deco piano bar." Full review
Independent
"It sits on seven acres of private gardens...the rooms are fairly minimal in decoration, the hotel interiors are magnificent, and the spa and indoor pool cap off the luxury amenities."