Best Family Hotels with Swimming Pools in Malta (2026)

Why families love Courtyard by Marriott Sliema

Brand-new, no quirks yet. The 9th-floor indoor pool has wall-to-wall glass and Valletta views — unusual in Malta — and the water's consistently warm. Kids under 12 must be with an adult; there's no kids' pool but the main pool has a shallow 1.2m end. Rooms are Marriott-compact but the family rooms sleep 4 with a sofa bed. No on-site restaurant for dinner, but you're a 3-minute walk from Sliema's strip of casual eateries. Breakfast is a la carte plus buffet and actually good.

Why families love The Phoenicia Malta

We booked the Phoenicia because it was the only Maltese 5-star that took our 30kg Labrador without a fuss. The gardens were the dealbreaker. Our dog could walk off-leash in a fenced section while the kids used the pool. Staff brought a bowl to our room on arrival. The historic wing rooms are quirky but big enough for a family of four plus the crate.

Why families love The Westin Dragonara Resort

We booked the one-bedroom suite with the sea-view balcony and it paid for itself by day two. Kids slept in the proper bedroom with blackout blinds, we watched the Malta ferries from the living room couch. The Westin Kids Club took the six-year-old for two hours a morning which is when the spa becomes affordable. The Cave Beach Pool is a natural rock formation filled with seawater, genuinely unique, and shallow enough for the four-year-old.

Why families love AX ODYCY Hotel

Booked the connecting family rooms and the staff left both keys at check-in without us asking, which tells you how often they do this. The water slide on the roof is the best thing on the island for an eight-year-old. We ate half-board and the kids' buffet was actual kids food (pasta, chicken nuggets, fruit) rather than a tiny version of adult food. Sea access is rocky lido style, so bring swim shoes.

Why families love Hilton Malta

Hilton was practical. Predictable rooms, predictable breakfast, four pools so the kids never queued, and crucially a fenced garden off the lobby where we could let the dog run. The dog fee was 40 euros a night which felt high, but the room cleaning afterwards was thorough enough that we didn't feel judged. The kids club doesn't accept pets obviously, but the dog stayed in the room when staff said it was OK and nobody complained.

Why families love Malta Marriott Resort & Spa

The heated indoor pool is the star: it runs at 29°C year-round and the separate kids' indoor pool has a shallow zero-entry. We stayed in April and used both pools daily while friends in outdoor-only hotels gave up by 4pm. Service is Marriott-standard polished (cots arrive fast, high-chairs in every restaurant). The rooftop pool has views of Balluta Bay but the wind can be strong. Location wins: two minutes to Spinola Bay, four to Balluta's small pebbly beach.

Why families love Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands

The beach is the whole reason to book here — Ghajn Tuffieha is one of maybe three proper sandy beaches in Malta and the hotel owns the access stairs. Kids' club staff are regulars, not summer hires, and the programme includes Maltese folk games which our 9-year-old talked about for weeks. Rooms are large and the buffet has a proper kids' section.

Why families love Corinthia Palace Malta

The strongest base for a family golf trip. The pool has a shallow ledge for toddlers, the gardens are pram-flat across the whole grounds, and the breakfast room sets out highchairs without prompting. Walking distance to the San Anton Botanical Gardens (free entry, peacocks roaming, brilliant for kids). Reception arranges Royal Malta tee times directly.

Why families love The Embassy Valletta Hotel

Best for families who want walking-distance Valletta sightseeing alongside the golf morning. Rooms are quiet despite the central location (thick stone walls, double-glazed windows), the rooftop pool is small but has a paddling section, and the breakfast spread is generous. Reception arranges Royal Malta tee times and books the harbour ferry to Vittoriosa for non-golf days.

Why families love Ramla Bay Resort

Ramla Bay is the only hotel in this list that genuinely combines beach + pool + water-sports. The private cove is small but sandy, with shallow entry for under-5s and supervised pedalo/kayak rental for ages 8+. The kids' club runs 10-1 and 3-5 in summer, supervised in English by trained staff. Recent reviews flag the buffet (8 restaurants is overkill but variety is real) and the size of family rooms (45 sqm). The catch: it's at the literal top of Malta, 35 minutes by bus to Splash & Fun and 45 minutes from Valletta. If you want to do island sightseeing, factor in long bus rides. If you want to disappear into a beachfront resort for a week, it's perfect.

Why families love Maritim Antonine Hotel & Spa

The playground is basic (wooden tower, slide, swings) but it's steps from the pool, so you can let the kids swap between them without fetching. The indoor pool saved us on the one cloudy day in April. Our twin room with extra bed was tight for a family of 4 — ask for the Family Suite if you can stretch the budget. Staff are Malta-warm: they brought high-chairs, booster seats, a cot, and a kettle to the room without being asked. Great value, small pool, real town feel.

Why families love Urban Valley Resort & Spa

The valley setting made it the quietest spot we stayed on Malta. No scooters, no nightclub thud at 2am. Our baby slept through. The kitchenette let us heat formula and warm dinner food without leaving the room. Pool shallow end was perfect for baby-first-swim. Staff helped us arrange a car hire to St Julian's for the evenings out, which meant we kept the peaceful grounds for baby sleep.

Why families love Palazzo Pisani Boutique Hotel & Spa Malta

The contrast pick of the five. Żabbar is calm, residential and away from the tourist crowds, which suits families who want their golf morning without the seafront noise. The courtyard pool is small and shaded, family suites have a separate sitting area for cots, and breakfast is served in the palazzo's vaulted dining room.

Why families love DoubleTree by Hilton Malta

Three nights with our youngest (5) and our 12-year-old. The court is single but the kids' club next to the pool kept the little one busy while the older one and I rallied. Court was around 10 EUR an hour. We swapped tennis for the boat trip to Comino on day two and didn't miss it. Hotel feels efficient rather than special, but the pool deck is the right size and the breakfast cookies are genuinely good (yes, free at check-in).

Why families love Novotel Malta Sliema

Novotel's usual reliable family formula: kids under 16 stay free in parents' room, free cots, a kids' play corner in the lobby with Lego and books. The indoor pool is smaller than the Marriott's but the water's warm and it's open until 22:00, so bedtime swims are a thing here. Ask for a sea-view room above the 7th floor — the Valletta skyline at dusk is the best view we had in Malta. Buses to Valletta stop outside and take 10 minutes.

Why families love Grands Suites Hotel and Spa Sliema

Booked the two-bedroom apartment for a week and cooked breakfast every morning which saved us around €70 a day. Two proper bedrooms with doors, a full-size sofa bed in the living room, a washing machine that we used three times. The location is ideal if you want the Sliema food scene without paying Sliema room rates. Kids loved the Sliema to Valletta ferry, €2.50 each way, and the pool is on the 10th floor with a panoramic sea view.

Why families love Solana Hotel & Spa

A no-nonsense 4-star that does family well without feeling like a kiddie zone. Rooftop play area is small (climbing frame, slide, sand pit) but has knockout views over Mellieħa. Pool area is where families cluster — the small slide on the kids' pool kept our 6-year-old busy for three afternoons. Rooms are dated but spotless; the family room with bunk beds is worth the €30/night upgrade. Evening animation is light (bingo, karaoke), not the in-your-face kind. Bus stop for the Valletta line is outside the door.

Why families love Corinthia St George's Bay

Bigger is both the charm and the drawback — you'll walk 300m from your room to the indoor pool, which is behind the spa reception. Once there, the pool itself is glass-roofed, warm (28°C), and usually quiet in the mornings before 10:00. The hotel's own sandy cove at St George's Bay is a 4-min walk down through the terraces. Kids under 12 swim free in the spa pool; anyone 12+ counts as adult for spa access and needs a day pass. Request the Ocean Wing for the best indoor-pool access.

Why families love Grand Hotel Excelsior

You come here for the location (15 min walk to Fort St Elmo, the Upper Barrakka, and every Valletta museum) and discover a proper family-capable hotel underneath. The indoor pool is on the lower level with harbour-view glass walls that slide open on warm days. The kids' pool next to it is 60cm deep and heated. Breakfast buffet is big enough for a three-plate eater — add the €8 kids' fruit plate to avoid the usual cereal-only trap. Family triple rooms face the garden, not the harbour.

Why families love Salini Resort

The kids pool was a hit for our 20-month-old, shallow enough for him to sit without a float and fenced from the main pool. We borrowed their pram for a day and it was newer than ours at home. The balcony room let our baby nap to the sound of the sea while we sat outside. Breakfast was long, slow and baby-paced. Staff remembered her name by day two.

Why families love Verdi St George's Bay Marina

Best value for families who want golf and a proper pool day. The outdoor pool is full size with a shallow end, the marina walk leads straight to the lido swim ladder at St George's Bay (sandy beach 5 minutes further), and family rooms sleep four with two double beds. Reception arranges Royal Malta tee times and the airport transfer fits a child seat on request.

Why families love Luna Holiday Complex

Don't expect a polished resort — Luna is functional 1990s holiday-village architecture with tiled apartments and a no-frills reception. What works: the water park area has three short slides and a splash deck that genuinely entertain ages 3-10, the apartments mean you can cook breakfast and pack picnics, and at 109 EUR/night for four people it's cheaper than two basic hotel rooms anywhere else. The catch: the complex sits on a hillside above Mellieħa Bay (25 minutes downhill on foot, 35 back up with tired kids), and the slides shut at 5pm. Ideal for budget-minded families with primary-school-aged kids.

Why families love QAWRA Palace Resort & SPA

Feels like a 2000s Mediterranean mega-resort, which if you've got two kids under 10 is actually what you want — everything on-site, everything supervised, buffet that caters to fussy eaters. Kids' club is more basic than Westin but it's free and the staff are kind. The seafront is rocky Qawra not sandy Golden Bay, so for beach days you'll catch bus 225 to Mellieħa. Good value in shoulder season.

Why families love Pergola Hotel & Spa

Pergola is the upper end of the Mellieħa scene, and the price reflects that. The strength is range: an outdoor pool with a real children's section, a heated indoor pool that extends the swim season into November, plus the spa for adults to disappear into for an hour while the in-house babysitter takes the kids. Family rooms are 35-40 sqm with a separate living area. Reviews praise breakfast quality and front-desk responsiveness — Maltese-family-owned still, which shows. The 10-minute downhill walk to Mellieħa Bay sand beach is a real plus, but the walk back up is steep. Best for families with toddlers who need a heated pool and parents who want one spa hour.

Why families love Paradise Bay Resort

Stayed six nights with a 10-year-old who loves tennis. One court means you sometimes wait, but staff run a sign-up sheet at reception so you can plan your day. The rest of the week was about the cove: small, sheltered, and the hotel ran banana boat trips most afternoons. Ferry to Gozo from the bottom of the hotel made for an easy day trip. Buffet was decent rather than spectacular but the half-board upgrade is worth it because there's no village within walking distance.

Why families love Santana Hotel & SPA

Santana is the practical pick: smaller (200 rooms vs AX ODYCY's 600), quieter, and well-priced for what you get. The two pools — one outdoor with a kids' section, one heated indoor — cover both summer and shoulder season. Walking distance to Splash & Fun (15 min flat) means you can do the public water park as a half-day without paying for a taxi. Recent reviews note that rooms vary (some recently renovated, some dated), so request a renovated family room when booking. The kids' meal menu is a small thing but useful at dinner. No on-site water slide, so this isn't the pick if slides are the entire reason for the trip — pair with a Splash & Fun day.

Why families love Alexandra Hotel

The budget pick, and one we genuinely recommend if you want to spend the savings on green fees rather than the room. Rooms are simple but spotless, the rooftop pool is small but has shade in the morning, and the location is the best in St Julian's for walking to dinner with kids. Reception books Royal Malta tee times. Don't expect spa-level finishes; expect honest value.