Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Malta: Top Picks (2026)

Malta's all-inclusive resorts sit almost entirely in the north – the strip running from Mellieħa Bay through Qawra and Bugibba, plus Golden Bay. Valletta, Sliema and the south barely offer it at all, so choosing all-inclusive here also chooses your base.

db Seabank Resort & Spa on Mellieħa Bay is the one to book if you want a single safe answer: beachfront on Malta's largest sandy beach, six restaurants, the island's biggest outdoor pool, and thousands of guest reviews behind a well-drilled package. The rest of this guide covers who should book something else instead, and what "all-inclusive" actually buys at each resort.

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Which one should you book?

Five resorts, but the decision usually collapses into one of these situations.

If you are choosing between db Seabank and db San Antonio – the two most-compared resorts here – the tiebreak is sand versus slides. Seabank opens onto Mellieħa Bay; San Antonio sits inland in central Bugibba with the better water park. Both run the same all-inclusive model under the same operator.

db Seabank Resort and Spa

The default pick, and the one most people should book. It sits directly on Mellieħa Bay, Malta's largest sandy beach, which is the single feature none of the cheaper resorts can match – you walk out of the grounds onto sand rather than a promenade.

The scale is the draw and the drawback. Six restaurants, the largest outdoor pool on the island, a separate children's pool with water slides, a kids' club and a full evening entertainment programme, all carried by thousands of guest reviews. In July and August it is genuinely busy, and the buffet at peak hours feels it.

Book it if you want the beach and the widest choice of included food. Check db Seabank dates and rates – beachfront-block rooms are the first to go and carry a premium worth paying for the shorter walk back at nap time.

db San Antonio Resort

The stronger family pick, if your children are the reason you are booking all-inclusive at all. Its headline is an adventure splash park built around a large pirate ship, alongside several pools and kids' clubs split by age group rather than one catch-all room.

The trade is location. San Antonio sits in central Bugibba rather than on a beach, which sounds like a downgrade and often is not: the seafront, the shops, the restaurants and the Blue Lagoon boat jetty are all walkable, so the resort works as a base rather than a compound. Families who want to leave the resort some days usually prefer it.

It runs the same included-meals-and-drinks model as its sister resort. Check db San Antonio availability.

Radisson Blu Golden Sands

The upscale end, and the only resort here that does not feel like a package holiday. It occupies a cliff-top position above Golden Bay, one of Malta's best sandy beaches, with panoramic sea views, a large spa, two outdoor pools and a private beach below reached by lift.

The all-inclusive tier is a clear step up from the mid-range resorts, and the setting does most of the work – Golden Bay is away from the resort strip, backed by open countryside rather than apartment blocks. It costs roughly double the budget options on this list, which buys the finish, the space and the location rather than more food.

Worth it if the phrase "all-inclusive" normally puts you off. Check Radisson Golden Sands rates.

Sunny Coast Resort and Spa

The pool-focused value pick. A long-running club-style resort in Qawra with a strong repeat-guest following, built around indoor and outdoor pools and a spa rather than a beach.

It sits on the Qawra–St Paul's Bay seafront, which is rocky rather than sandy but flat, walkable and lined with restaurants – useful on the days you would rather eat out. The package covers the essentials properly without claiming to be luxury, and the indoor pool makes it a sound choice outside high summer, when the sea is cold and outdoor pools stop being appealing.

A solid mid-range, pool-led choice. Check Sunny Coast rates.

Luna Holiday Complex

The cheapest all-inclusive on the list. A no-frills complex rather than a full resort, near Mellieħa Bay, with a rooftop pool and a Sky Lounge and the beach and Mellieħa village a short distance away.

Set expectations correctly and it delivers: there is no water park, no six restaurants, no evening spectacular. There is a room, a pool, and meals and drinks included at a rate the bigger resorts cannot approach. The saving over db Seabank is substantial across a family week, and for travellers who plan to be out most days it is often the smarter buy.

The budget all-inclusive option. Check Luna Holiday Complex rates.

What does all-inclusive actually include in Malta?

The baseline is consistent across every resort here:

• Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main restaurant
• Soft drinks, local beer, wine and spirits through the day, usually from set bar hours
• Pools, sun loungers and the evening entertainment programme
• Kids' clubs at the family resorts

What separates the tiers is the upgrade, sold as "All-Inclusive Plus", "Premium" or "Inclusive Plus" depending on the resort. That typically unlocks à la carte restaurant nights, themed dining, branded rather than local spirits, and occasionally airport transfers. The exact contents vary by property and by season, so read the specific room-rate description on the booking page rather than assuming – this is the single most common source of complaint in all-inclusive reviews.

Is all-inclusive worth it in Malta?

Here is the question that decides it: how many days do you plan to leave the resort?

Malta is small and genuinely rewarding to explore – Valletta, Mdina, Marsaxlokk and the Gozo ferry are all reachable as day trips from the northern resorts. Every day you spend out sightseeing is a day you pay for meals twice, once in the package and once in a restaurant. All-inclusive pays off for a pool-and-beach week and quietly loses money for a touring holiday, where half-board or B&B usually costs less overall.

Food is the other honest caveat. The draw at these resorts is the pools, the beach access and the entertainment, not the cooking. Buffet dining at scale is buffet dining at scale, which is why the à la carte upgrade matters more here than the star rating.

If that fits your trip, book now rather than later. All-inclusive rooms, and family rooms in particular, are the first allocation to sell out for July and August at every resort on this list, and rates on the remaining stock climb as availability thins. Travelling in June or September gets the same package with warmer sea and noticeably lower rates.

For how the areas compare before you commit to the north, see where to stay in Malta; best family hotels in Malta covers the non-all-inclusive family options, and is Malta expensive sets a realistic daily budget for the days you eat out.