We asked for something with more daylight and was taken to the beautiful room 203. Double windows and an amazing view. No questions asked, we simply changed rooms. This is I feel a very personal service, trying to make the guest feel as happy as possible. The hotel interior in general is beautifully renovated, a lot of Scandinavian design touches but done with respect to the historical building. Breakfast is served on the roof, in the shade with view of Vallettas roofs, church towers and the sea. The breakfast was the best we had in Malta ; Bred, fresh fruit, great coffee, fresh orange juice (fresh yoghurt /granola would have hit itout of the park) Location is perfect for exploring Vallettas sights by foot allowing for the option of a mid-day break in your room. To sum it, Rosselli provide modern yet traditional luxury in the heart of history, the level of service is the highest yet very personal

Suggestions/wishlist would be: softer beds and better service at the roof/pool area, but this is likely due to the current situation and it did NOT spoil our experience at all.

Below this review are a short background, personal initiary and general recommendations. Feel free to ignore or read that too, i only included it to help with your planning.

About us/ our trip Traveling as two adults (40ies) and two teenage “children” We always arrange things without an agent. As a result, we often end up with an extensive knowledge of the areas and possible hotels. We do not mind spending larger sums on hotels but in general we seek experiences and moods rather than pampering. I always use trip advisor to plan our travels, and with my reviews I hope to repay the help I got and perhaps help other get a better experience themselves. However, as we visited right after the lifting of the traveling restrictions after the covid pandemic, the small number of visitors allowed us many high-end options at a good price and our recommendations will reflect this.

General Malta Anything below Valletta can be avoided, blue grotto is a tourist trap and if you have ever seen or entered a cave before, skip it. The close by temples are worth a visit if you are interested in history and plan to visit the hypogeum, then I would advise to see the temples first. Marsaxlokk is likewise mentioned as worthy of a visit but there are many smaller villages esp on Gozo much prettier. The south of Malta is dominated by the industrial harbor and a large refugee container village. Best avoided. A rental car is an excellent option, but not when visiting Valletta

Our initiary (10 days/9 nights) We spent 2 nights in Valletta, stayed in Rosselli. An amazing hotel and in our experience, the only with a modern elegant feeling (we did check out most other 5 options). We rented a car a drove (15 min) to the Corinthian palace (2 nights) a more historical feel, this part I personally feel can be skipped as it was the least interesting. Make sure to visit Mdina after 18 as the crowds has thinned and then dine at root 81 This visit can also be done by taxi/bolt from Valletta for about15 euro each way Another option and I would have preferred to have done it this way, would be to spend 3 nights at Rosselli, first night arriving and dining at the nearby Italian restaurant Baeti Paoli* 1 day seeing the church and perhaps the war museum and walking around, 2 day hypogeum and evening in Mdina, 3d day travel to Gozo by rental car

We spent 3 nights in Gozo, day one we had dinner in Xlendi (katarina), one day visiting blue hole and other pretty places and one day diving from a boat (the p51 wreck and the comino caves, both very nice dives). We stayed in Ta Cenc because of the pool, our other option had been different B&B. We then returned to Malta and spent two nights in the Hilton before going home. All the above marked with a has a separate other review that you can find by looking at my other reviews.

Nice rooftop patio, where breakfast was served on table. Good shower, good bed, and good wifi. However, there was no proper table in the room, and quite small closet.