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San Karlu Hotel

4.0 star property
4-star hotel near Malta Experience

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Outdoor pool, open 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, sun loungers
Reception
Superior Suite, Patio, City View
Deluxe Triple Room, Courtyard View
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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28 Saint Charles Street, Valletta, South Eastern Region
  • Malta Experience
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Sliema Ferry
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • St. Johns Co - Cathedral
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Luqa (MLA-Malta Intl.)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double or Twin Room, Courtyard View

Classic Double or Twin Room, Courtyard View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double or Twin Room, City View

Classic Double or Twin Room, City View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room, City View

Superior Double or Twin Room, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Triple Room, Courtyard View

Deluxe Triple Room, Courtyard View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Suite, Patio, City View

Superior Suite, Patio, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Valletta

Central Valletta getaway .With a stay at this Valletta hotel, you'll be steps from Manoel Theatre and Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Strait Street and Grand Harbour are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Malta Experience - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Fort St. Elmo - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sliema Ferry - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • St. Johns Co - Cathedral - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Upper Barrakka Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Malta Intl. Airport (MLA) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffe Cordina - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Babel Bistro - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Str.Eat - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Casa Sotto - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪67 Kapitali - ‬3 min walk

About this property

San Karlu Hotel

4-star hotel near Malta Experience
You can enjoy a drink at the pool bar. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

An outdoor pool, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at San Karlu Hotel. You'll have access to the indoor pool at a partner property.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Valletta hotel.

  • 31 guestrooms or units
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar by the pool
San Karlu Hotel offers 31 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Premium satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and hair dryers.

This Valletta hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Languages

Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, English, Filipino, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily
  • A poolside bar

Things to do

  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Meal delivery service
  • Minibar
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Printer
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.50 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB International, Union Pay, debit cards, and cash.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

Property is also known as

San Karlu Hotel Hotel
San Karlu Hotel Valletta
San Karlu Hotel Hotel Valletta

San Karlu Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 107 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 107 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 107 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 107 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 107 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Nice hotel but be careful with your room choice

Hotel was clean and well located in a quiet location only a short walk to the busy centre of Valletta. Also Gendus bus stop (for the Airport bus) was less than 5 minutes walk away. Breakfast was very good, although space was very small so best to go at quieter times. However, a word of caution when booking a courtyard view room. Our room was incredibly dark with a tiny window in the corner which let in almost no natural light at all; this make the room cavernous. Also, the hotel do not turn the A/C on in March so the room was incredibly hot and stuffy with no way to make it comfortable which caused bad quality of sleep. Whilst the hotel was in a good condition and location with a good breakfast, I would recommend not booking a courtyard view room if you stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Georgi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ernestas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bruce

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Even though I cancelled over the phone due to air Malta cancelling their flights I was still charged. They assured me over the phone I would not be charged
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect hotel for a stay in Valletta

Really nice hotel, very friendly staff and within walking distance of attractions working Valletta. Rooms are very modern, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great breakfast choice every morning very clean hotel staff very helpful and friendly lovely roof top and pool definitely stay here again
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Allison

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service

Not recommended

Not recommended. We booked classic double room which was advertised with courtyyardview but in fact the room has no window. So there was no daylight during all day. We asked at the reception and there is only one classic room in the entire hotel that has a normal window (and when you book any classic rooms, that’s the pic they show on the website - which is basically not true). Also, the offer said that it’s sound proof, but you can hear noise from the rooms around which disturbed sleeping- f.e. you can hear your neighbour flushing the water in the toilet in the middle of the night (in 4 star hotel ;)) What’s more the room had a very low celling and was hot inside, so overall it looked like a cellar. There is no mobile connection inside the room, but luckily wifi works. A bit poor breakfast with even no vegetables. The location of the hotel is good but not perfect, it is situated in the corner minutes away from main streets of Valetta. Hotel is really brand new and has a nice terrace at the roof, but definitely for this price is better to find another one unless somebody does not mind relaxing in a cellar without sunlight all day.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So cute and great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect 4 night stopover

A perfect location for a quick few days of city exploring, ideally situated in Valletta and within easy walking distance of everything. Bery friendly staff and immaculate rooms. Great breakfast and would definitley return.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing time

Great location, hotel, room and service. Highly recommend staying here and visiting Valletta / Malta
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

PHILIP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Humna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel staff were really kind and accommodating to all our requests. Hotel itself is very pretty and clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Keiron

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s not as nice as their website or pictures make it. Yes on the whole it’s fine. Rooms are quite stuffy. Stale and damp. My clothes were permanently damp. I had several damp patches on walls and ceiling. Very warm as no air con in the winter. It was 22c and I had to request a fan. Housekeeping take forever to get to your room often came back from a day of sightseeing to my room not done. I’ve stayed in a few small hotels in Valletta before. I would honestly avoid this one in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is in a great location, easily walkable to good restaurants in Valletta. Hotel is really lovely, with modern and clean facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

DOMINIE, Conroe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleanliness, safety and staff professionalism.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Malta Solo Trip

I had a wonderful time staying at the San Karlu. Every employee I encountered was super friendly and helpful. The hotel was beautiful, clean and comfortable. The location was great and easily walkable. Very lovely breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Manisha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is incredibly clean and private. Tucked away but conveniently nearby to bars and restaurants, although a bit steep. It is a boutique hotel so small but lovely facilities with very helpful staff. We would definitely return
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024