Originally built as the residence of the influential de Robertis family at the turn of the sixteenth century by Capitano Giacomo de Robertis from Bologna, who was then in the employ of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta (better known as Knights of Malta).

It later passed through marriage to the noble Testaferrata family and later still to the Marquis De Sain family. In 1967 it was converted to a hotel, with special care taken to preserve the elegance and character of the building's architectural beauty.

De Robertis Roof Top Restaurant
The hotel offers a Roof Top Restaurant with an open air terrace for Spring & Summer use (or when weather permitting for that) serving a Table d'Hote Menu as well as an a la Carte Menu, where clients on Half-Board are entitled to dine. An underground Wine Cellar, serving salads, pizza and pasta. A ground floor coffee shop, a comfortable lounge/TV room, and also a sun bathing area right at the top which is about the highest place in Valletta.

Perched high up at the south west edge of Valletta, overlooking the bastions, Grand Harbour and most of the island. An air conditioned, relaxed, elegant setting with open air dining on the terrace in Spring, Summer and early Autumn.

Local traditional dishes are also served along with the basically French cuisine menus. There is a well chosen wine list with an accent on the more colourful and happier beaujolais wines.

La Cave - Wine Cellar / Pizzeria
Set in the old cellars of the palazzo, formerly the stables, kitchen and mill-room, La Cave preserves the ambience of an era long gone by. Hewn in rock walls, superbly vaulted with thick barrel arches and others in the original honey coloured stone, it is a place not to be missed.

We serve pizzas and pasta dishes to delight even the "Gourmand"in quality and quantity. Here you will find under one roof, practically all the best wines of Malta as well as a very good selection of international wines ranging from the noble, full bodied Bordeaux Chateau La Tour, Pauillac to the light straw Frascati Fontana Candida; from areas as far apart as Sicily and California at prices so sensible to make other restaurants blush! Here the wines have been priced for the adventurous client in mind who would like to try several different bouquets in his stay without emptying his bank account.