The Malta-based db Group and Hard Rock International broke ground and laid the foundation stone for the Hard Rock Hotel Malta.
This will also include a mixed-use development Ora Residences with two towers of exclusive apartments and a vast mall. The total investment in the project is €300 million and is set to create hundreds of different jobs.
The 5-star Hard Rock Hotel Malta will feature 394 rooms, most with balconies overlooking the Mediterranean, and 25 suites with a private pool. The hotel meticulously preserves and integrates the architecture of the original 1860 British military accommodation quarters. Guests seeking to relax will enjoy numerous private and public pools, a full-service Rock Spa®, and state-of-the-art Body Rock® fitness centre set to be amongst Malta’s largest.
“Our vision is quite unique. We want people to come here and go wherever their imagination takes them. 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, “said Silvio Debono, Chairman, db Group.
Conceived as vertical gardens, the Ora Residences will offer luxurious designs and a suite of exclusive and top-tier personalized services. Residents will have access to a wealth of high-end amenities, including private temperature-controlled wine cellars, private pools, housekeeping services, chauffeurs, 24/7 concierge services and more.
Another key element of the project will be St. George’s Mall, covering over 20,000 sqm with a mix of top-tier and more accessible brands and family entertainment.
The project also features 12 different restaurants and bars including Hard Rock Café and EL&N, 5,000 sqm of green and public spaces, a 1,300 sqm supermarket, 1,300 parking spaces and a globally branded exclusive beach lido.
Planned to be inaugurated in early 2026, this development 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.