The db Group and Hard Rock International last night laid the foundation stone for the Hard Rock Hotel Malta, a luxury tourism project that is set to open at the start of 2026.
Hard Rock Hotel Malta will be a five-star hotel composed of 394 rooms, most with balconies overlooking St George’s Bay, and 25 suites with a private pool. Guests will be able to enjoy several private pools, a full-service Rock Spa®, and a state-of-the-art Body Rock® fitness centre.
It is part of a larger project on the former ITS site in St Julian’s that includes the Ora Residences. Conceived as vertical gardens, they will offer residents high-end personalised services, including private temperature-controlled wine cellars, private pools, housekeeping services, chauffeurs, 24/7 concierge services and more.
A 20,000 square metre mall, St George’s Mall, will also be built, offering a mix of high-end and accessible brands and family entertainment. The projects also includes 12 different restaurants and bars, including Hard Rock Cafe and EL&N, 5,000 square metres of green and public spaces, a 1,300 square metre supermarket, 1,300 parking spaces and a global branded exclusive lido.
“Our vision is quite unique. We want people to come here and go wherever their imagination takes them,” db Group chairman Silvio Debono said.
“They can live here, stay at the Hard Rock Hotel for incredible service, dine at any of our 12 restaurants, swim, shop at Malta’s best high-end mall, go to the beach lido, gym, spa, take a seaside walk, feast their eyes on the vertical gardens covering our two residential towers and much more. This will not be a place. It will be a destination.”
“We are excited to work with db Group to bring Hard Rock’s hospitality and entertainment offerings to the beautiful island country of Malta. This development is expected to enhance Malta’s tourism industry by appealing to the modern traveler, creating yet another wonderful addition to our award-winning Hard Rock Hotels portfolio,” said John Rees, Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations, Hard Rock International.
Prime Minister Robert Abela said the project exemplifies the confidence that Malta’s esteemed investors have in the nation’s economy and tourism sector.
“As we look to the future, our focus is on attracting high-yield travellers while enriching the very essence of our tourism industry,” Abela said.
Opposition Leader Bernard Grech also attended the event.
The project is set to be inaugurated at the start of 2026, and will join Hard Rock International’s portfolio of European accommodations including Hard Rock Hotel Madrid and REVERB by Hard Rock Hamburg, resort hotels in Davos, Ibiza, Marbella, and Tenerife, and the ongoing development of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens.
