Grand Hotel Excelsior

Dim076

Nice hotel. Very big and with great view from some rooms. Stuff was great from the reception to tje cleaning stuff. Breakfast area was big and the stuff puts you in a table so no need to wait or search. Breakfast ptions were plenty and good. Room was big and clean with amninites.. Only bad?? They asked for 50 euro deposit and 0.50 stay fee.. I recomended it

DD

So I booked the hotel thinking it was a pretty good price for a 5* hotel. But the thing is - this not a 5* hotel. It is more like a 3* hotel. Very old, very outdated - nothing in this hotel is at the 4 or 5* level. Rooms are spacious, location is good, and that’s about it. They take money from your credit card / 50€ per night - as a deposit, and it’s beek 3 weeks since my trip, they still haven’t released the money back to my card. I booked a breakfast as well, it was diverse, but food quality very mediocre. On our last day we were living early for the airport, and asked for Breakfast boxes, which they said we have to pay for - but they said there will be a smaller breakfast spread from 4am in the lobby. What was placed on the spread was low key embarrassing. Tea and coffee and some small pastries. I asked for some fruit - they said NO. I asked for a paper bag to grab few pastries for a takeaway, they said NO. It was a very very disappointing experience for a hotel that sells itself as a premium 5* hotel. You can find much much better in Malta for that price.

Joseph Sant

The buffet at Admiral's Landing in Excelsior Hotel is outstanding! A wide variety of fresh, delicious dishes, beautifully presented and constantly replenished. The live cooking stations are a great touch, and the desserts are irresistible. Staff are friendly and attentive, making the whole experience smooth and enjoyable. I can easily say it's one of the best buffets ever. Highly recommended for anyone looking for quality, variety, and great service!

Tim Schleimer

Grand Hotel Excelsior delivers exactly the kind of stay where small imperfections fade behind a genuinely comfortable experience. Yes, the hotel shows its age in a few corners, but it’s the kind of “older grand hotel” charm rather than neglect. Everything was consistently clean, well maintained, and welcoming, which set a positive tone from the start. The room was a standout. It was impressively spacious and the bed was genuinely comfortable, making it easy to unwind after long days out. That sense of space and comfort really elevated the stay. The spa area added another layer of relaxation. The gym, much like the rest of the hotel, is on the older side. Some equipment wasn’t functional, but the overall size of the space made up for it. There was enough room and variety to still get a decent workout in, so it didn’t feel like a drawback worth deducting a star for. Overall, Grand Hotel Excelsior Malta offers a warm, comfortable, and satisfying stay—especially if you value spacious rooms, cleanliness, and a touch of classic hotel character.

Mark Kulman

We stayed here for four nights during our trip to Malta, and it’s safe to say that while this hotel may have been five stars last century, it’s surely not worthy of that ranking now. Firstly, we arrived and we had booked two rooms online, but the hotel couldn’t find our reservations (or had some error where our reservations were under a different name) for over half an hour. It wasn’t a great start, but passable. We arrived late and so we had a quick dinner at the hotel, and it took forever even though we were one of the only tables. We saw the food and drinks waiting near the kitchen, but no one gave them to us (and the waiter disappeared for periods of time). Then, the rooms were just average. They had the basics, but they looked a bit bland and dated, and the WiFi was far from great. Next up, breakfast. The selection seemed large, but they clearly prioritized quantity over quality. Besides the made-to-order pancakes and eggs, everything else wasn’t very good. Additionally, the cleaning situation at breakfast was interesting to say the least. Numerous times we saw how the attendants would just brush off the crumbs and leave stains on the white tablecloths. I didn’t expect this level of laziness from a five-star hotel, and it made me wonder how they cleaned our rooms… Everything else was also just not up to my standards. The elevators were very slow and often overcrowded, and entering the stairs seemed wrong as they were hidden in the staff area. The interior looked very old and the checkout had a 30-minute line. Overall, it felt stuck in the 90s and definitely not up to par with newer five-star hotels.