I returned last week from a very enjoyable visit staying at The British Hotel. Alterations and updating was in progres. The management and staff were welcoming and helpful, When I make my next visit to Malta I hope to stay there again. Central to everything with the Bus Depot the Hub of Island travel adventure. Valletta has the history and culture to make people leave the Island feeling reflective and uplifted. Due to the good nature of the Maltese people I felt at home and did not feel it necessary to be be" pickey " Best wishes to The Brirish Hotel,

My husband and I have just returned from 5 nights at British Hotel. We had a fantastic time. The hotel is a little quirky but that is due to the nature of the old building. We requested and got a superior room with the most amazing habour view and a large balcony. The beds were comfy. It was clean and the maid visited every day. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful, with special mention to the regular waiter in the restaurant. Having an evening meal, on the balcony overlooking the Grand Habour will live with me forever.

My tips to the management would be to keep the 70s decor - as it is now a 'period piece', it just needs to be touched up etc. and to invest in better cushions for the sun loungers on the balconies. The breakfast is OK but cold be improved.

Valletta is a lovely capital city with culture, shopping and the water. I completely recommend visiting the shop Wembley but not when you are hungry! We are both large people who don't exercise enough and we were fine walking to the bus depot despite the detour caused by the City Gate update. The new bus system is dire but this isn't the fault of the hotel!!! Although an expensive option the hotel can arrange reliable taxis who charge what they advertise.

If you can deal with a unique hotel in an amazing location this is the place for you.

Ok, there are many opinions and views as to this hotel and what it offers. Having stayed in various all over the place (world) all we can say is consider what you are looking for, what you want to do and what type of experience is important to you and that you are able to complete physically at ease within the locality.
For what we wanted we could not have wished for more. A room with a suberb view and a balcony for when we returned from exploring, room 109, the next floor was open sky. Comfortable beds and very clean rooms, yes they are not 5 star rooms but you are not paying for that here, after all when I close my eyes I don't really notice the furniture. The staff, no matter who it was were always polite and if you asked and they were able they would, what more do you need! The Hotel offers food and it certainly does taste nice if you are hungry but it does not try to be what it is not. Breakfast is often commented on which we came across when doing our research and yes it's not a full English / American / Continental but it will keep the 'wolves from the door' and is a very typical type of offering for this region of the world.
In all, it ticked boxes for service, locality and everything else if you think of what you require and hope to achieve from taxis, trips, contact etc. If you do your homework and this is what you are looking for you will not be disappointed.
If / when we go back to Malta we would not really now consider staying anywhere else on an independant traveller basis

The beds are comfy, the view is to die for but don't get excited about the breakfast. This hotel is very basic but the staff are extremely helpful and even in the middle of the night cannot do enough for you. The stairs are hard to take with luggage if you are on the top floor like we were and the decor is dated with some of it needing chucking out immediately. As a limited stopover its great but I would't want a week here.