The modern Metropole Hotel is just 100 metres from Sliema's coastal promenade and two kilometres from the bars and restaurants of St Julians. This six-floor hotel features 159 guestrooms with simple modern decor and patterned fabrics, all of which include air conditioning, satellite television and direct-dial phones. Refrigerators and tea/coffee making facilities are available on request. In the summer months guests can cool down in the outdoor splash pool or top up their tans on one of the hotel's three sundecks. Fresh Mediterranean cooking is served in the restaurant, with its colourful murals of Maltese scenes. Le Metro Bar offers a selection of cocktails and live entertainment in the evening and in the summer months the Pool Bar serves refreshing drinks and snack lunches from the barbeque. Currency exchange is available at the front desk and guests can keep in touch using the public Internet connection. There is an evening entertainment programme and multilingual staff at the 24- hour front desk can make restaurant reservations and advise on local attractions. Sliema Harbour is 500 metres away and Malta's capital Valletta is five kilometres from the hotel. Malta International Airport is 12 kilometres away with an approximate driving time of 25 minutes.
