Hostel JonesvsThe Phoenicia Malta
Hostel Jones and Hotel Phoenicia are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Phoenicia ranks significantly better than Hostel Jones. Hotel Phoenicia comes in at 84 with accolades from 3 publications like The Telegraph, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Hostel Jones
Sir Adrian Dingli Street, Sliema, Island of Malta, Malta
From $13/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Kitchenette
- Beach
- Baggage storage
Lonely Planet
"Sliema's most imaginative place to stay, a hostel decorated by local artists, with rooms called things like 'Tree', 'the Speech', 'Explosion' (covered in splattered paint) and the trippy 'Mush Room'." 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."