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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 12 APRIL 2026
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proposed
These include the proposed
demolition of the existing Cha-
let Hotel, which is built over
eight floors, and the erection
of a new three-star hotel rising
to 15 levels instead of it. The
proposed hotel would include
108 rooms and 216 beds. The
development is being proposed
by Ephraim Schembri's Sliema
Chalet Co. Ltd.
Another 15-storey hotel is
being proposed on an already
demolished site, previously
earmarked for apartments, be-
tween The Strand and Manoel
Dimech Street, close to the
Busy Bee Cafeteria. The hotel is
being proposed by Christopher
Grech's Strand House Limited.
Another hotel development
involves the extension of the
Victoria Hotel, owned by
AX Holdings. The extension,
mainly carried out on the ex-
isting upper floors, will see the
addition of 36 rooms and 72
beds.
Taken together, the projects
underline the sustained shift
towards tourism-driven rede-
velopment in Sliema, intensify-
ing pressure on infrastructure,
public space, and the residen-
tial character of one of Malta's
most densely developed urban
areas.
The Quisisana Hotel The Sliema Chalet Hotel
The new hotel along
the seafront at Qui-
Si-Sana in Sliema
is being proposed
by Carlo Stivala,
who is behind a
number of hotel
developments in the
area, including two
new 15-storey hotels
along The Strand
