Best Hotels in Malta with Tennis Courts (2026)
5 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Malta . Handpicked for families who want the best.
If you're hunting for a Malta family hotel with tennis courts, you're working with a short list. Most of the island's resorts are pool-and-beach setups, and only a handful keep courts that are both maintained and bookable for guests rather than reserved for tournaments. We pulled together five hotels where you can actually rally for an hour before breakfast and still spend the rest of the day in the sea: two on Mellieħa Bay, two in St Paul's Bay, and one inland near the village of Attard. Prices are per night for two adults and two kids in July 2026, with the latest Booking.com ratings.
Malta is the kind of place where the courts and the church bells share airspace. The island is small enough that every tennis hotel is also a beach hotel, but big enough that you can pick your scene: Mellieħa for sand and family resorts, St Paul's Bay for villa-style stays with marinas, or the green inland triangle around Attard for a slower pace. Drive times are short, water taxis cheap, and your kids will be ready for the pool by the time you finish your second set.
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🎾Why Malta works for a tennis-and-beach family week
Tennis on Malta is a morning sport. The smart families book a court for 8am or 9am, play for an hour while the kids have breakfast, then head to the sea by 11. Most hotel courts here are concrete or hard surface (no clay), which means no rain delays and no expensive grooming, but also bring a softer ball if your kids are under 8.
What surprises people: not every five-star hotel here keeps courts in good shape. Two of the bigger names on the island let theirs go to seed during covid and never restored them. The list below is built around courts that staff actually maintain, not photos from 2018.
Malta's tennis hotels also tend to do well on rainy days, which matters more than you'd think (Malta gets occasional downpours October to March). Three of the five below have indoor courts or weather-protected covers.
Parent's take
Honestly, you book Malta for the beach, not the tennis. But if you're a family that needs to keep one parent moving while the other watches the kids in the pool, having a court 50 metres from your room is the difference between a relaxed week and a crowded week.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Malta with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Wonderful
1,030 reviews
The Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands sits directly above one of the island's only true sandy beaches, with two on-site tennis courts (one partially covered) and a tennis-and-spa package that throws in racquet hire. The pool deck and beach are both two minutes from the courts, which makes a quick rally before the kids' swim lesson actually doable.
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€300/night
Why families love Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands
We took two kids (8 and 11) here last August. The courts are immediately behind the upper pool, so you can watch the kids swim while you play. Coach Andre runs a 90-minute kids' session three mornings a week, and our 11-year-old (who'd never held a racquet) came out hitting flat forehands. The hard surface gets hot by noon, so book before 10am. Beach below the cliff is the highlight: golden sand, lifeguarded, and steep enough that there's no commercial drag.
Corinthia Palace Malta
Attard
Wonderful
724 reviews
Corinthia Palace in Attard is the inland choice on Malta and the most serious tennis hotel on the island, with four full-size courts (mixed clay and hard surface), a covered court for rainy days, and a structured summer kids' tennis academy. The hotel sits in old gardens five minutes from the President's Palace, with a pool, spa and good walking access to the village square.
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€361/night
Why families love Corinthia Palace Malta
Stayed five nights with the boys (7 and 9). The kids' tennis academy ran 9am to 11am every weekday and was the highlight of the trip; both finished the week genuinely improved. Hotel feels grown-up but never stuffy with kids, and the breakfast buffet has a separate kids' table with toast, fruit and pancakes that gets refilled often. No beach (you drive 15 minutes to Birżebbuġa or take the bus), but the pool is large and the gardens are perfect for a 6pm wander.
DoubleTree by Hilton Malta
St Paul's Bay
Excellent
802 reviews
DoubleTree by Hilton Malta sits just back from the St Paul's Bay waterfront, with one well-kept hard court, a sea-view pool deck and the famous warm chocolate-chip cookie at check-in. The court is paid by the hour but rarely full, and the location means you can walk to the bus stops, the bay swimming areas and three good family restaurants in under ten minutes.
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€418/night
Why families love DoubleTree by Hilton Malta
Three nights with our youngest (5) and our 12-year-old. The court is single but the kids' club next to the pool kept the little one busy while the older one and I rallied. Court was around 10 EUR an hour. We swapped tennis for the boat trip to Comino on day two and didn't miss it. Hotel feels efficient rather than special, but the pool deck is the right size and the breakfast cookies are genuinely good (yes, free at check-in).
Salini Resort
St Paul's Bay
Excellent
750 reviews
Salini Resort sits on the inland edge of St Paul's Bay, with two outdoor hard courts on a quiet flank of the property and a kids' splash pool that's actually staffed in summer. The courts are 8 EUR per hour during the day and 12 EUR with floodlights, and reception keeps a small stash of decent racquets behind the desk.
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€181/night
Why families love Salini Resort
Booked five nights for a family of four including a 9-year-old just starting tennis. Courts were almost always free in the mornings and the staff didn't blink when our 9-year-old wanted to hit balls into the wall for forty minutes. Pool deck has a separate kids' splash area. Walk to the bay swimming spots is ten minutes, but the hotel runs a free shuttle to St Paul's church square three times a day. Rooms feel slightly dated but the AC is strong and the windows actually open.
Paradise Bay Resort
Mellieħa
Very Good
573 reviews
Paradise Bay Resort sits at the very northern tip of Malta on its own private cove, with one tennis court, three pools and a ferry to Gozo a five-minute walk away. The court is included with the room rate during daylight hours and floodlit play costs around 8 EUR. The location is the appeal: you're on a quiet beach with no road traffic noise and most guests stay on the property all week.
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€460/night
Why families love Paradise Bay Resort
Stayed six nights with a 10-year-old who loves tennis. One court means you sometimes wait, but staff run a sign-up sheet at reception so you can plan your day. The rest of the week was about the cove: small, sheltered, and the hotel ran banana boat trips most afternoons. Ferry to Gozo from the bottom of the hotel made for an easy day trip. Buffet was decent rather than spectacular but the half-board upgrade is worth it because there's no village within walking distance.
💡Tips before you book a Malta tennis hotel
- 1Ask the hotel if courts are floodlit before you book. Three of the five Malta tennis hotels here have lights, which means evening play after the kids are in bed, but check whether floodlight time is included or charged extra (Radisson and Corinthia include it, Salini charges around 10 EUR per hour).
- 2Bring your own racquets if you're picky. Hotel reception loaners are usually 270g junior frames or basic adult sticks, which won't suit a club-level player. The string tension is also rarely above 22kg, so don't expect tournament feel.
- 3Book a kids' coaching slot for day one of the trip, not day three. Coaches at Radisson Blu and Corinthia Palace get fully booked by Tuesday in July and August, especially the morning slots which are the only sessions that aren't punishing in the heat.
- 4Pack tennis shoes, not trainers. Malta's hard courts are abrasive, and standard kids' running shoes will be shredded after three sessions. If you forget, the pro shops at Radisson and Corinthia stock kids' tennis shoes from around 50 EUR.
- 5Don't book May to October without checking the calendar against the Malta Open and local tournaments. Some courts close to guests for several days during competition windows, and Corinthia Palace in particular hosts events that take all four courts offline.
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