Hotel in Malta
5-Star Hotel
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Top-tier experienceA high end property in this area
About this hotel
The Xara Palace Boutique Hotel is a unique 17th-century palace hidden away in the medieval fortified city of Mdina, the old capital of Malta.
Amenities at The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux
Business facilities
Airport transportation available
Shuttle available
Concierge services
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Air conditioning
Pool
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Gym
Heating
Bar
Balcony/Terrace
WiFi/Internet
Laundry services
Family friendly
Ironing facilities
Safe
Accessible by lift
Key access
Key card access
Housekeeping available
Fire alarm
Fire extinguisher
Cleaning products
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Available Rooms
Ratings and reviews
100% verified reviews10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Mar 2026
The hotel is in the most amazing location within the Mdina city walls. Although Mdina is busy during the day its is perfectly quiet at night - it’s not called ‘the silent city’ for nothing. If the wonderful in-house catering is not enough for you, a short stroll will take you to a number of great alternatives both within the city walls and just outside in the village of Rabat. The levels of service and customer care you will encounter throughout the Hotel are simply exceptional. Worthy of particular praise is Sara in reception who is simply first class. Professional, helpful, courteous and alway greats you with the warmest smile.
Room 15 includes a private roof top patio which has stunning views over the countryside to
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Mar 2026
Lovely room with great views from the windows. Needed to go up and down stairs to access the room so not god if limited mobility.
Very well appointed rooms with every amenity required. Good prompt housekeeping and also a turndown service. Air con was only switched to heating so difficult to keep a cool temperature in the room without opening windows and letting in insects.Good bathroom with excelling walk-in shower although floor a bit slippery when wet and soapy.
Good TV with multiple channels but not able to cast from my ipad because I think this had been disabled. did ask the concierge but he said he had been asked for this before and had never been able to make it work. Why has this been disabled???
Excellent breakfast in the second floor dining room. Good service but a bit slow. Not a buffet - better to have at table service but again slow service. Delicious food choices, though.
Apart from slippery floor in the bathroom nothing to dislike. Pity the airconditioning was set to heating.
This is a very well run hotel which welcomes all it's guests.
8.0 / 10.0Excellent·Mar 2026
The building was beautifully restored and the room (no:7) was very attractive. All the staff were charming and efficient and the level of service and local information advice was excellent. The location in Mdina was great, secluded yet near the city gate with its taxis and buses.
The lack of a bar was extremely unusual in a 5* and seriously limited the opportunity to socialise as one would wish on holiday - maybe one could be planned in the rather underused internal courtyard. The lack of available swimming pool in the Xara Palace or its sister property (as advertised) was disappointing. The way the breakfast options were organised was inflexible and made it extremely expensive if you just wanted a light cereal or maybe some toast or yoghurt. Very disappointing that the trattoria was closed for two of our days and the restaurant for two others in the context of few other good options available in Mdina. The cost of wines particularly the glass of champagne offered with the tasting menu was not transparent and was not reflected in the inclusive pairing prices. It was a pity that hire cars were not available with insurance for eighty year olds, because the distance of Mdina from Valetta and other centres required a lot of costly taxi journeys.
6.0 / 10.0Average·Jul 2025
No acccess to the pool due to an event which was disappointing but they made up for it by giving us access to a room with jacuzzi which helped with the disappointment
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"The hotel is in the most amazing location within the Mdina city walls. Although Mdina is busy during the day its is perfectly quiet at night - it’s not called ‘the silent city’ for nothing. If the wo..."
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