The Phoenicia Malta hosts board meetings, conferences, gala dinners and weddings for 16 to 800 guests, with 132 rooms and suites on site. The five-star hotel stands on The Mall in Floriana, at the entrance to Valletta, in 7.5 acres of mature gardens.
Seminars and company events
Four indoor rooms carry the business program. The Grand Ballroom, 375 square meters, seats 200 in theatre layout, 96 in classroom or cabaret and 60 around a boardroom table. The Maryanski Porch, with its own bar and a patio opening onto the Rotunda Gardens, takes 90 in theatre and 40 in classroom. The Green Lounges, also used for private dining, take 75 in theatre and 100 at a banquet. The Knights' Room, 38 square meters, is the boardroom, for up to 16 around one table. A conference in the ballroom can break out into the three smaller rooms without leaving the building, and the gardens and the pool area can take the evening reception or a gala dinner.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel lists six wedding settings. Ceremonies can take place in the Grand Ballroom for 200, the Green Lounges for 100, the Maryanski Porch for 80 or at the Gazebo on the garden lawn for 100, and the Rotunda suits an open-air ceremony. For receptions, the Rotunda takes 300 standing or 130 seated, the Gazebo lawn 200 and the ballroom 300 standing or 200 seated. The Bastion Pool area, 1,200 square meters, holds up to 800 guests for a standing reception, the largest figure the hotel gives.
Rooms and capacities
Indoor event space across the four rooms adds up to about 895 square meters. The outdoor areas are larger: the Rotunda measures 958 square meters, the Gazebo lawn 464 and the Bastion Pool area 1,200. In reception layout, the Maryanski Porch takes 200, the Green Lounges 120 and the Knights' Room 20.
Accommodation
The hotel has 132 rooms and suites, so conference delegates or a wedding party can stay on site. Suites offer larger proportions and finer finishes than the standard rooms.
Catering
Food and drink venues on site include the Bastion Pool bar and restaurant, Contessa and the Palm Court Lounge, and the Green Lounges serve for private dining. Banqueting menus are not published online and are agreed with the events team for each event.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1947 and its architecture is Art Deco. It stands just outside the city gate of Valletta, and the main sights and shops of the capital are within walking distance, which makes it easy to add a guided walk or a dinner in town to a conference program.
Getting there
Malta International Airport at Luqa is about 8 kilometers away, 15 to 20 minutes by car. Malta's main bus terminus is right beside the hotel, and route TD4 links the airport with Valletta. Hotel guests can use on-site parking. Malta has no railway, so all transfers run by road.
