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Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands
Mellieħa (Golden Bay), Malta · Radisson Blu · Core Luxury
This five-star clifftop resort sits above Golden Bay, one of Malta's natural sandy beaches, on the footprint of the 1960s Golden Sands Hotel. Island Hotels Group bought the old Fenech-family property in 2003, demolished it, and recycled much of the rubble into new road foundations. The replacement opened in September 2005 as a Radisson SAS resort, at a cost of some 12 million Maltese lira, and later took the Blu name.
- 329 rooms
- Opened 2005
- Neighborhood: Golden Bay
About Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands
- Demolition of the original hotel ran from April to July 2003, and Vassallo Builders began construction of the new resort on 26 August 2003.
- Alongside conventional hotel stays, the complex sold 40-year vacation-ownership purchases on a share of the rooms.
- On-site dining includes Flavors and Agliolio, with a spa and a conference centre whose terraces look over Golden Bay.
History
The Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands stands on a clifftop above Golden Bay on Malta's quieter northwest coast, one of the island's prime seafront sites. It was built on the footprint of the original Golden Sands Hotel, a 1960s property operated by the Maltese Fenech family. The Island Hotels Group acquired the complex in January 2003 and, finding the old hotel unsuitable for its plans, demolished it between April and July 2003, recycling much of the rubble into new road foundations.
Construction of the five-star resort was completed in September 2005 at an estimated cost of some Lm12 million, financed by Rezidor SAS Hospitality and opened under the Radisson SAS brand (later Radisson Blu). Overlooking a natural sandy beach, the resort features hundreds of suites and rooms across several blocks — with an element of vacation-ownership — plus multiple restaurants, a spa and a large conference centre with terraces above the bay.
The setting
Clifftop above Golden Bay on Malta's northwest coast, on the footprint of the 1960s Golden Sands Hotel. Popeye Village is about 4 kilometres; the airport is about 20.
Restaurants and bars
- Flavours Restaurant — Restaurant · Buffet
- Essence of India — Restaurant · Indian
- Agliolio Restaurant — Restaurant · Italian
- Mokka Lobby Bar & Terrace — Café · Cafe
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Water sports
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