The Diplomat Hotel

Great location overlooking the promenade and about 15 minutes walk to the ferry to Valetta. Nice sea breezes this side of Sliema. Clean comfortable room. Very friendly staff, especially the restaurant staff who were so good to me as a solo traveller. Fabulous choice for breakfast. Loved the rooftop pool/ bar area, though it is small. Great little cafe in the foyer also.

A maintenance issue with the room initially, but this was fixed quickly. Small bathroom. Lots of traffic noise, especially at night. No balcony to sit out on just a small ledge.

Sea view room . Roof terrace . Close to bus stop/ route . Breakfast . Friendly staff . Nothing too much trouble .

Air con was noisy but we didn’t raise the issue with the hotel . No meals available after breakfast only roof top bar snacks when open or rolls / cakes in foyer , the option of an evening meal would have been good as no where in close proximity apart from the beach bar .

The spacious bedrooms The welcome drinks was a very nice touch

Small bar

• Exceptionally friendly, smiling and genuinely helpful staff • Easy to spend a few days despite the hotel being past its prime • Rooftop pool with bar, plus gym and sauna • Bathrobes provided in the room • Smart TV in rooms • Stable and ok wi-fi connection • Coffee and tea in room + mineral water and small fridge • Clean and tidy rooms

• Hotel clearly aged — furniture and overall condition no longer match 4‑star expectations (but in general - is ok for couple of days or week) • Extremely loud rooms with sea view: located right by a busy promenade, with constant traffic noise and waves hitting the rocks • Poor soundproofing — windows let in all the noise (we recommend you to avoid booking sea-view rooms unfortunately, maybe rooms located at the end of hotel would be more quiet) • Breakfast very average for a 4‑star hotel (powdered scrambled eggs, limited choice, rather lower‑quality ingredients, awful coffee) • Breakfast room located in a dark basement with no windows • Bathrobes worn out from heavy use • Received a different room type than booked — “upgrade” to sea view turned out to be a downgrade due to noise