- Malta Holidays
- Qawra
- Santana Hotel

Right at the heart of Qawra, right at the heart of the action, the Santana hotel has to be one of Malta's most desirable spots. With its light sea blue livery, the hotel signposts its location – just a minute from the seafront itself.
The Qawra seafront is a favourite spot for holidaymakers, with its many shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. Beyond the promenade is another of its main attractions, the rocky beach, a haven for swimmers and sun bathers – and a great place to explore. Qawra is also home to some of Malta's most prized cultural sites too – no visit is complete without a trip to the historical towers and the church of St Francis of Assisi.
Even with such a perfect location, the Santana Hotel is more than just a base for exploring and enjoying Malta. It is, after all, a four star hotel with four star facilities to match.
There's a Wellness club offering over 80 health & beauty therapy treatments (at a fee ) and adding to the spa feel is a sauna and the opportunity for a massage (at a fee), plus a superb wellness centre with over plenty of treatments available.
After all of that, you can pick and choose one of the bars or restaurant's to while away a few pleasant hours in the evening.
Guests of the Santana Hotel often like to round things off by staying to enjoy the hotel's own schedule of entertainment – it does make for a very sociable end to the day.
Finally to bed. All rooms feature an en suite bathroom, most have a bath/shower and some just have showers. Rooms also feature tip top amenities like satalite TV (with pay TV), radio and hairdryer. Another bonus – keeping the temperature just right is a cinch with the centrally controlled air conditioning. Rooms were fully renovated in 2019 including the bathrooms which all rooms except Studio's feature a walk-in shower. Please note. All rooms free Wi-Fi and free use of safe. Most rooms feature a balcony – so you can look out at the twinkling lights of Qawra. Please note 'Economy Rooms' do not feature a balcony but only a window.
The Santana Hotel is as much a reason to choose Qawra for your Maltese holiday destination as the towers of the Knights of St John, or the beaches or the accessibility to other locations. Choosing the right hotel really is that important.
Please note that this property is currently undergoing renovations. Some images displayed in the gallery are artist’s impressions.
It pays to book early! The earlier you book the more you will save!
12% Early Bird Discount
Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 31/03/2027, if booked by 31/07/2026.
10% Early Bird Discount
Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 31/03/2027, if booked by 30/09/2026. Valid for stays 01/04/2027 - 31/10/2027, if booked by 31/01/2027.
8% Early Bird Discount
Valid for stays 01/05/2027 - 31/10/2027, if booked by 28/02/2027.
Early Bird Discounts are not combinable with each other but are in addition to any other offers or discounts. Combinable with Long Stay Discount.
The longer you say the more you save! Stay 21 nights or more and save 5% on your hotel stay.
Valid for stays 01/11/2026 - 23/12/2026 & 03/01/2027 - 31/03/2027.
Combinable with Early Bird Discount.
Just a minute from the picturesque seafront at Qawra, the Santana is at the heart of one of Malta's prime tourist areas with excellent shops and entertainment. Guest facilities include an indoor freshwater pool with jacuzzi, a sauna and massage (at a fee) and fitness room. Meals are served in the main dining room.
I found the service provided by everyone, from the reception team to the restaurant staff, to be exceptional. They were always polite, attentive, and quick to assist whenever needed.
I would especially like to thank Binod from the restaurant. He made us feel genuinely welcome, relaxed, and well looked after throughout our stay. His friendliness and dedication to meeting all our needs made our experience even more enjoyable.
Lastly the environment, food and room was as expected for price paid.
Really great service from Binod, he went the extra mile to provide us with a masala dosa one evening. Keep up the great work. 😀
This would have been a good holiday if it wasn’t for lack of air conditioning in our room . The hotel have total control of the air conditioning in rooms and turned it off every day from 8am until 3pm Just when you need it most, the room took hours to cool down again once it was switched on again. Despite numerous complaints to reception they lied to us claiming initially it was faulty , we only found out from a repairman that they actively turn it off and did nothing other than provide a fan. If I had known that this was the case at this hotel I would not have booked. I booked a comfort plus room it was far from comfortable. There were good points to this hotel , the WiFi was excellent as were the majority of staff, but I would never come back due to the lack of air conditioning and can’t wait to get home. Not worthy of a 4 star lots or half done repair work and faults.
This hotel is absolutely amazing. Its really modern, The rooms and food are excellent. So clean, And all the staff here cannot do enough for you. The rooms are keep spotlessly clean and the cleaners are brilliant. They are all so friendly and polite. The hotel is situated in a great area. Close to buggiba bus station, Shops, Bars, And restaurants. And its also not in a noisy area. Would I return. Yes 100%. Me and my son are having a wonderful time. We absolutely love our rooms. We go home next Tuesday and wish we were staying longer I will also add. You get free air conditioning, A free safe, And even a kettle, And coffee, Milk, tea and sugar. Also there is a great variety of food. There is something for every ones food palate here. Thank you for making mine and my sons a wonderful that we will have very fond memories off. We will see you next year and my daughter will also be coming with us. 😊
We have been to the Santana about 8 times now… we like the actual hotel and location and the staff are amazing. The hotel has under gone some extensions and upgrades recently which I think was needed, but our room we had 246 was a complete WiFi black spot … the room was small and badly designed, in my view . There was nowhere to put your toiletries in the bathroom except a small window sill … the balcony area was tiny but required a small table or something to sit out with. We were unfortunate to be right next to two rooms that were occupied by two groups of young lads who thought it was ok to scream and shout until early mornings on their balconies… we couldn’t sit out on ours because of this… Their also seems to be a power problem at the locations as our AC kept on defaulting to half power mode when you needed it most.. we had this before when we stayed.. The new Pool area is outstanding and really enjoyed our relaxing times up there, but I witnessed some dangerous actions by the youths that used the pool, jumping in the pool from elevated areas … an accident waiting to happen… I was a bit worried that there was never a lifeguard present to prevent this and to generally over see people’s safety in the water… I thought this would be part of a H&S law to provide round the clock supervision. The Breakfast was outstanding as always .
