Where to stay in Malta?

A hostel for sleeping in Valletta itself rather than in Sliema or St Julian's. You get the Upper Barrakka Gardens and the noon gun salute on foot, and a budget kept for St John's.

On Battery Street, in the Arċipierku area, three hundred metres from the town centre. A simple hotel facing the Grand Harbour, for those who want the baroque lanes on foot.

Valletta's great historic hotel, for those who want grand-hotel comfort and the city on foot. You get a garden and calm after the lanes and the sightseeing.

Opened in 1947 just outside the city gate, between the bus station and the Floriana ramparts.

On Merchants Street, in the Il-Kamrata area, a hundred metres from the town centre. A palazzo for those who want the Co-Cathedral and the Grandmaster's Palace at the end of the street.

Its restaurant Grain holds a Michelin star; the palazzo itself dates from the 17th century.

A simple address for sleeping near Mdina and seeing the ramparts and medieval lanes in the evening, once the coaches have gone. You get the calm of the Silent City.

On Bekkum Street, in Qawra, on St Paul's Bay, eight kilometres from Mdina. A simple hotel for those who prefer the coast and reaching Mdina by bus or car.

On Telgħet Birkirkara Street, in St Julian's, eight kilometres from Mdina. A hostel for those who want the coast's nightlife and to visit Mdina and the catacombs as an outing.

The same palace on Pjazza tal-Kunsill, in Mdina, a hundred metres from the town centre, but in a suite. You get the space and calm of a palace once the visitors have left the Silent City.

The 17th-century palace is set against the ramparts of Mdina, which overlook the whole northern half of the island.

On Aragona Alley, in the heart of Mdina, a hundred metres from the town centre. A palazzo for those who want the medieval lanes and the ramparts at night, with no sound but footsteps.

On Triq ir-Rokon, in Kerċem, on the San Lawrenz side, four kilometres from Victoria. A hotel with a spa for those who want the west of the island, Dwejra and diving, rather than the town.

The hotel is a few minutes from Dwejra, where the Azure Window stood before it collapsed in 2017.

On Republic Street, in Victoria, eight hundred metres from the town centre. A boutique hotel for those who want the Citadel on foot and to explore the whole island from the town.