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Wonderful hotel in beautiful Valletta!

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Jan 23, 2025
We stayed at Iniala Harbour House during the year-end holiday season, and thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

The hotel is in a charming set of traditional Valletta buildings, yet each of the rooms are gorgeously renovated. Because the hotel is in a renovated building, the public spaces are not grand but they are warm and inviting and full of interesting art. The rooms have all of the luxury conveniences one can expect, and the daily service of the rooms were perfect as well. The harbour view room provides a spectacular view especially during the new year fireworks! The gym is very modern and spacious (so make sure to pack your gym clothes).

All of Valletta is within easy walking distance from the hotel, yet the location provides peace and quiet from the partying noise of Valletta.

The restaurant serves a wonderful dinner (but requires a reservation in well in advance of your visit) and the daily breakfasts are fabulous as well.

Each member of the hotel staff were very warm and sincere throughout our stay. They all presented very professionally (projecting a "I know what I am doing" image), but at the same time, balanced that professionalism with a family-like warmness. The concierge staff were very helpful even before we arrived in arranging tours and "hard-to-get" tickets.

One constructive feedback to the hotel: Please consider how you may be able to reduce the noise from the chairs when they are sliding across the floor (such as adding some soft padding at the feet of the chairs). The noise was quite noticeable throughout the restaurant as well as in the room right below the restaurant. (You can see how much we enjoyed our stay at this hotel if this is the only "complaint". ^^)
Date of stay: November 2024
Room Tip: Highly recommend reserving the harbour view rooms.
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Reviewed January 3, 2025 via mobile

Location
Excellent base for exploring Valetta, never used a taxi on our one week visit. Easy walking distance to fast ferry to Gozo.

Room
For those not spending time in the room, this is sufficient. The suite has double balcony & seating area overlooking the magnificent Grand Harbour.

The room can be claustrophobic for larger individuals, wash basin too low, distinct lack of hooks and table space. In any return visit, we would book a larger room.

Amenities superb, room very well serviced.

Breakfast @ ION
Top quality breakfast, presentation and service very good. With covered outdoor seating providing best views of the Grand Harbour. Can be expensive for those staying for room only booking.

Pre-arrival communications very good, gym facilities superb, staff were excellent!

Date of stay: December 2024
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed December 29, 2024 via mobile

Our room at Iniala was stunning ! Modern design; large and comfortable, with THE view across the Valletta Grand Harbour to Fort St. Angelo. Beautifully integrated into a series of historic buildings, the hotel has an excellent gym, spa and indoor pool. The hotel restaurant has the same views across the harbour and the breakfast was very tasty. The fixed course restaurant dinner menu did not suit our preferences, but we did enjoy excellent quality food with a room service dinner (which we enjoyed with our balcony doors open!). The hotel is also conveniently located a short walk ‘up’ to the main streets for shops/restaurants/cafes (and to the incredible St John’s Co-cathedral). Iniala is expensive, but it is a hotel which enhances the already amazing experience that is a visit to Valletta. And the rates at the time of our visit (late November) were significantly less expensive than those of the ‘high season’. Hotel service was excellent, with the concierge helpfully organising airport transfers, as well as, private tours of Valletta tour and across to Gozo (both of which are highly recommended).

Date of stay: November 2024
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed November 23, 2024

My partner and I have just returned from a wonderful stay in the Hideaway Harbour View Studio, a few doors along from the main Iniala Harbour House hotel. The location is fantastic and the staff were all brilliant. The butlers and housekeeping staff, who served afternoon tea and drinks, cleaned and serviced the rooms and offered a daily turndown service, were all so helpful, friendly and polite. They are truly a credit to the hotel and really made our stay a special and memorable one. Thank you very much for a great stay! We definitely hope to return!

Date of stay: November 2024
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Reviewed October 31, 2024

Delightful hotel with wonderful staff. We had a small room (421) with a balcony and view over the Grand Harbour which was brilliant - we could lie on our bed and see all the action in the harbour. Breakfast on roof top with outside table - perfect. Tea in our annex with free glass of champagne. Enjoyed tasting menu one night - exquisite. Expert massage from Tatiana who was professional and friendly, I highly recommend the treatment. All in all a very enjoyable 5 day spoiling stay for our anniversary. Thank you.

Room tip: Try the tasting menu
Date of stay: October 2024
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Angela Caruana, Guest Services / Front Office at Iniala Harbour House, responded to this reviewResponded November 1, 2024

Dear P9424Llmarka,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this wonderful review following your recent stay with us. It gives us great pleasure in knowing that you enjoyed your time here at Iniala Harbour House, and all the facilities we have to offer. We are happy to have been part of this special celebration, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.

Best regards,

Angela.

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Reviewed October 22, 2024 via mobile

I decided to treat my bridesmaids and mother to some full body massages the day before my wedding and Essensi Spa was the ideal choice for this special occasion!

We were taken care of from the moment we walked in. Akanksha was my massage therapist and I felt totally relaxed after ny treatment. She did a great job and the same can be said for all the other therapists.

Can't wait to go back!

Date of stay: October 2024
Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Angela Caruana, Guest Services / Front Office at Iniala Harbour House, responded to this reviewResponded November 1, 2024

Dear Alessia,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are thrilled to know that your experience at our Spa was to your complete satisfaction, and we look forward to welcoming you all back very soon.

Congratulations and many happy returns for your big day also.

Sincerely,

Angela.

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