Qawra Palace Resort & Spa

What Qawra Palace Resort & Spa does

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa is a privately held Maltese hospitality company that operates a single all-inclusive seaside resort on Qawra Coast Road, St Paul's Bay, Malta, licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority under Licence No. H/0153 (VAT MT10026009). The property offers eight room categories ranging from 20 m² Standard Rooms with Balcony through to a 40 m² Family Room, Junior Suite with Hot Tub (35 m²), and a Terrace Suite, all bundled under an all-inclusive rate that covers unlimited dining, beverages, recreation, and entertainment. On-site amenities include a tri-pool aquatic complex (Seaside Pool on the Mediterranean edge, an adults-only Rooftop Pool with bar, and a heated indoor pool within the Spa), six F&B venues spanning Mediterranean, Caribbean, Asian, and South American cuisines plus a Whiskey Bar, lobby café, and rooftop bar, a Spa with sauna, steam room, whirlpool, and Jacuzzi, an adults-only gym, an interactive squash court, a minigolf course, and a games room.

The business model is direct-to-consumer all-inclusive hospitality. Guests book through the hotel's own website (qawrapalacemalta.com), by phone (+356 21580660), or by email ([email protected]), with payment collected at the time of booking by credit card or bank transfer; ancillary on-property charges (spa treatments, minibar consumption) are settled at checkout. Restaurant and pool-day reservations are routed through the third-party app4hotels.one QawraKiosk platform, embedded across restaurant pages on the hotel website. Primary customer segments are leisure and family travellers seeking bundled Mediterranean holidays, with secondary segments in luxury suite guests, wellness/spa users, adventure and watersports enthusiasts, and an emerging events/corporate stream via a dedicated [email protected] channel.

Distribution is single-country/domestic, reliant on the owned website and direct contact channels rather than third-party OTAs or tour operators. The company pursues a content-marketing-led acquisition strategy through a Travel blog (Malta/Qawra activity content), Facebook, and Instagram, with no disclosed paid digital, referral, or partner-distribution programmes. Operational status is active and ongoing; the most material forward initiative is the forthcoming Astrales Grand Hall multipurpose event venue, which would expand the property into weddings, corporate gatherings, cabaret shows, and theatre productions. No revenue, headcount, funding, ownership, or M&A data is disclosed.

Name

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa

Legal name

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa

Website

https://qawrapalacemalta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa is a privately held Maltese operator of a single all-inclusive seaside resort in Qawra, St Paul's Bay, offering rooms, multi-cuisine dining, three pools, a spa, gym, and recreation facilities to leisure travellers, families, couples, wellness guests, and event clients under a bundled rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

All-inclusive resort and hospitality services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beach & Island All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAG), Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAB), Wellness & Spa All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAE)

Keywords

• All-inclusive resort
• Hospitality services
• Spa and wellness
• Mediterranean accommodation
• Event venues

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. All-inclusive room bookings: Primary revenue stream — guests book rooms (Standard, Standard with Lateral Sea View, Standard with Sea View, Superior Sea View High Floor, Family Room, Junior Suite with Balcony, Junior Suite with Hot Tub, Terrace Suite) bundled with unlimited dining, beverages, recreation and entertainment under an all-inclusive concept. Payment is collected at the time of booking.
2. Ancillary on-property charges: Additional charges incurred during the stay — meals, beverages, spa treatments, minibar consumption, and other services — are payable upon checkout. Mini-bar is 'available upon request and charged against consumption' across all room categories.
3. Events and banqueting: Revenue from weddings, corporate gatherings, cabaret shows and theatre productions hosted in the Astrales Grand Hall multipurpose venue (Coming soon). Inquiries via [email protected].

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa operates a single all-inclusive seaside resort on Qawra Coast Road, St Paul's Bay, Malta, offering accommodation across eight room categories, multiple themed restaurants and bars (Da Vella, Lume, Tsubu, El Vagabundo, Caffé Royale, Rooftop Pool Bar, Royale Barrel), three swimming pools, a spa and wellness centre, an adults-only gym, recreational amenities, and a multipurpose event venue. All offerings — unlimited dining, beverages, recreation, and entertainment — are bundled into a single all-inclusive room rate.

Product overview

Qawra Palace Resort & Spa is a single, unified all-inclusive resort property (not a multi-product software platform) situated on Qawra Coast Road, St Paul's Bay, Malta, composed of distinct hospitality modules grouped into: (1) Lodging — eight room categories ranging from Standard Room with Balcony and Standard Room with Sea View through Superior, Family, Junior Suite with Balcony, Junior Suite with Hot Tub, and Terrace Suite with Sea View; (2) Dining & Bars — themed restaurants Da Vella (Mediterranean Fusion), Lume (Caribbean cuisine and mixology), Tsubu (Asian), El Vagabundo (South American), Royale Barrel (Whiskey Bar), Rooftop Pool Bar, and Caffé Royale; (3) Pools & Beach — Seaside Pool, Rooftop Pool, Indoor Pool (within the Spa), and the adjacent rocky Beach; (4) Spa & Wellness — The Spa, QP Gym (adults-only), and the heated Indoor Pool; (5) Recreation & Events — Interactive Squash Court, Minigolf Course, Games Room, and the forthcoming Astrales Grand Hall multipurpose event venue. All offerings are delivered under one all-inclusive rate covering dining, beverages, recreation, and entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Da Vella: Mediterranean Fusion cuisine restaurant located within Qawra Palace Resort & Spa, offering dishes inspired by the cuisines of Malta, Italy, Spain, Greece, and other Mediterranean regions.
• Lume
• Tsubu
• El Vagabundo
• Caffé Royale
• Rooftop Pool Bar

Products and services

• Qawra Palace Resort & Spa All-Inclusive Stay An all-inclusive resort on Qawra Coast Road, St Paul's Bay, Malta, offering rooms and suites bundled with unlimited dining across themed restaurants, beverages, recreation, and entertainment for leisure travellers, families, and couples.
• The Spa at Qawra Palace Hotel spa offering personalised massages, facials, body treatments, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, and whirlpool, complemented by a downloadable treatments menu, for resort and external wellness guests.
• Astrales Grand Hall Multipurpose event hall within the resort, equipped with audiovisual and lighting systems, capable of hosting weddings, corporate events, cabaret shows, and theatre productions with on-site catering.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core operational and regulatory/strategic.

• app4hotels.one (QawraKiosk)core operationalTechnology or Integrationapp4hotels.one provides the QawraKiosk reservation platform used by Qawra Palace Resort & Spa to manage guest bookings for its restaurants and pool days. Reservation links from the hotel website (Da Vella, Lume, Tsubu, El Vagabundo, Rooftop Pool Bar 'Day by the pool') route to app4hotels.one/QawraKiosk endpoints. The platform serves as the operational reservation backbone for on-property F&B and pool experiences.
• Malta Tourism Authorityregulatory/strategicOthersThe Malta Tourism Authority is the licensing and regulatory authority that authorises Qawra Palace Resort & Spa to operate as a hospitality provider in Malta under Licence No. H/0153. The resort displays the licence number in its website footer and operates in compliance with Maltese tourism regulations and VAT obligations (VAT number MT10026009). This is a regulatory relationship rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dolmen Resort Hotel: Four-star resort on the waterfront of St Paul's Bay, immediately adjacent to Qawra. Comparable on location (same bay), full-service offering (rooms, multiple restaurants, pools, spa, conference/event facilities) and broad leisure/business mix.
• AX Hotels: Maltese hospitality group operating multiple resorts including AX The Palace (Sliema) and AX Sunny Coast (Qawra/St Paul's Bay). Comparable on Maltese leisure/family customer base, all-inclusive product, F&B breadth and event-hosting capability within the same competitive set as Qawra Palace.
• Maritim Antonine Hotel & Spa: Four-star spa-focused resort in Mellieha, Malta. Comparable to Qawra Palace on the leisure segment, wellness/spa positioning, multiple F&B outlets and Maltese north-coast resort positioning.
• db Seabank Resort & Spa: Four-star all-inclusive resort in Mellieha, Malta, operated by the db Group. Directly comparable to Qawra Palace on geography (Malta), product (all-inclusive, multiple F&B venues, spa, pools, family-friendly) and target customer (international leisure and family travellers).
• Hotel Santana: Four-star resort located directly on the Qawra seafront in St Paul's Bay, immediately adjacent to Qawra Palace. Comparable on identical micro-location (Qawra/St Paul's Bay), all-inclusive meal plans, sea-view room categories, pools and family/couples leisure positioning.
• Coral Hotel: Three- to four-star resort in St Paul's Bay/Bugibba area, Malta. Comparable on Maltese coastal-resort positioning, all-inclusive and half-board options, and the family/couples leisure customer base served by Qawra Palace.
• Salini Resort: Four-star resort on the Salina coast of Malta. Directly comparable on full-board/all-inclusive offering, leisure and family positioning, on-site F&B venues, pools and spa, and Maltese destination market.

Broad incumbents

• InterContinental Malta: Five-star international-brand resort in St Julian's, Malta. Comparable on Mediterranean leisure demand pool, multi-restaurant F&B, spa and wellness facilities, and event/MICE infrastructure, but operating at a luxury tier above Qawra Palace and competing for similar inbound travellers.
• The Westin Dragonara Resort: Luxury international-brand resort on a peninsula in St Julian's, Malta. Comparable on Maltese coastal-resort product, multiple pools, F&B venues and leisure/event capability, but at a significantly higher price tier and broader corporate footprint than Qawra Palace.
• Hilton Malta: Large international-brand resort in St Julian's, Malta. Comparable on Maltese destination market, multi-outlet F&B, spa, pools, MICE facilities and family/leisure guest mix, but at a higher price tier with broader corporate infrastructure than Qawra Palace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/QawraPalaceHotel
• Instagraminstagram.com/qawra_palace_resort_and_spa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qawra-palace-resort-spa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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