Quick Answer
A spa day in Malta costs from around €35-50 per person for facilities-only day access (pools, sauna, steam room) and around €89-150 per person for packages that include a treatment. HOLM Ikonika Spa in St Julian's offers day access from around €50 (around €35 per person for groups of four or more), the Phoenicia in Valletta runs a Tea & Spa package at around €89 including a massage and afternoon tea, and couples spa days run around €119-300 per couple. The cheapest spa access in the islands is sauna entry at the Grand Hotel Elemis Spa in Gozo at around €20.
A full spa day in Malta costs anywhere from around €35 to €150 per person depending on what you include. Facilities-only day passes start at around €35-50, packages with a treatment run €89-150, and couples spa days sit around €160-300 for two. Here is every option, priced.
Malta Spa Day Prices at a Glance
| Spa | Where | Day access | With treatment | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLM Ikonika Spa | St Julian's | add a treatment from ~€60 | Salt room, sauna, Turkish bath, heated indoor pool, jacuzzi, ice bath | |
| Phoenicia Spa & Wellness | Valletta | from ~€50 | Tea & Spa ~€89pp (Mon–Fri) | 1,200m² spa, salt room, indoor pool, sauna, ice bath |
| Carisma Spa & Wellness | Multiple locations | pool access included with hammam | hammam ~€55; couples from ~€119 | Hammam, halotherapy salt rooms, pool |
| Nataraya Day Spa | Mellieħa | included with packages | ~€105pp; ~€160–190 per couple | Hydro-jet pools, sauna, chromotherapy hydrobath |
| Apollo Day Spa (Corinthia) | St George's Bay | included with packages | couples ~€175–300 per couple | Spa facilities at Corinthia St George's Bay |
| Myoka Five Senses (Hilton Malta) | St Julian's | with treatments | treatments ~€85–110 | Thermal suite: sauna, steam room, experience showers |
| The Spa at Westin Dragonara | St Julian's | day packages on enquiry | massage ~€100–130 | Heated indoor pool, jacuzzis, sauna, steam room |
| Marion Mizzi (The Palace) | Sliema | — | treatments ~€65–95 | Hammam-style rituals inside The Palace Hotel |
| Kempinski San Lawrenz | Gozo | Spa Day pass on enquiry | 15% off treatments on the day | 1,700m² Ayurveda centre, indoor pools, hammam |
| Grand Hotel Elemis Spa | Mġarr, Gozo | sauna | 90-min massage ~€75; couples ~€160 | Sauna, jacuzzi, infrared sauna, harbour views |
| The Secret Day Spa | Xagħra, Gozo | included with packages | treatments €50–80, full-day packages higher | Jacuzzi, sauna, private couples retreat |
| Sanya Eco Spa | Naxxar | — | float session €45 | Float tank, indoor pool, sauna |
Those are the numbers. The rest of this guide explains what each option actually gets you, because a €50 spa day and a €150 spa day in Malta are very different experiences, and knowing which one you want before you book saves both money and disappointment.
What Counts as a Spa Day in Malta
Maltese spas sell spa days in two formats, and the price difference between them is the single most useful thing to understand before booking.
Facilities-only day access gets you the wet areas: pools, sauna, steam room, and whatever else the spa has (salt rooms, ice baths, jacuzzis). You bring a book, you rotate between the heat and the water, and you stay as long as the pass allows. In Malta this runs around €35-50 per person.
Treatment packages bundle facilities access with one or more treatments, usually a massage or facial, sometimes with extras like prosecco or afternoon tea. These run around €89-150 per person, and this is the format most hotel spas push because it fills treatment rooms.
Wellness is one of five designated growth sectors in Malta's National Tourism Strategy 2021-2030, and with 4,022,310 inbound tourists in 2025 the spa-day market has become genuinely competitive. That competition is good news for prices: Malta spa days undercut equivalent five-star experiences in most Western European capitals by a comfortable margin.
Facilities-Only Day Passes (€20-50)
HOLM Ikonika Spa, St Julian's
Best for: The most facilities per euro in Malta
Ikonika at the HOLM boutique hotel is the day pass we recommend most often, because the facilities list reads like a spa twice its price: Himalayan salt room, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, heated indoor pool, jacuzzi, ice bath, foot spa, and experience showers with aromatherapy and light effects. Day access runs around €50 per person, dropping to around €35 per person for groups of four or more, which makes it one of the better group spa options on the island.
The rooftop pool is the detail that surprises people. It is not huge, but it comes with views over St Julian's, and between that and the thermal circuit downstairs you can genuinely fill an afternoon. Add a treatment from around €60 if you want the full package experience.
Read our full guide to Ikonika Spa
Phoenicia Spa & Wellness, Valletta
Best for: A five-star spa day next to the capital
The Phoenicia's Deep Nature spa spans 1,200 square metres and is, in our view, the most beautiful spa build in Malta: salt room, indoor pool, sauna, ice bath, and treatment rooms carved into the hotel's historic footprint just outside Valletta's city gate. Day access starts from around €50 for non-guests, which we think is excellent value for the calibre of the facilities.
The clever booking here is the Tea & Spa package at around €89 per person, which runs Monday to Friday and combines two hours in the spa with a 20-minute massage followed by afternoon tea in the Phoenicia's palm garden. As a day out it is hard to beat: spa, treatment, and one of Malta's best afternoon teas for less than the price of a single 85-minute treatment at most five-star hotel spas.
Read our full guide to Phoenicia Spa & Wellness
Grand Hotel Elemis Spa, Mġarr (Gozo)
Best for: A budget spa day on the Gozo side
The Elemis Spa at the Grand Hotel above Mġarr Harbour offers the cheapest legitimate spa access in the Maltese islands: sauna access from around €20 per person, or €35 for two, with views over the harbour where the Malta ferry comes in. A 90-minute massage runs around €75, and the couples package at around €160 for 150 minutes of private access is the one we would actually book.
Read our full guide to Grand Hotel Elemis Spa
Treatment Packages (€55-150 Per Person)
Carisma Spa & Wellness
Best for: The hammam day
Carisma operates several locations across Malta, and its attended hammam remains the standout single treatment on the island for the money: kese exfoliation, foam massage, argan hair wash, and apple tea for around €55, with pool access included at participating locations. Treat the hammam as the anchor of a spa day rather than a quick treatment, arrive early, and use the pool before your slot. Couples packages start from around €119 for two, which is the most accessible couples spa day at a five-star address in Malta.
Read our full guide to Carisma Spa & Wellness
Nataraya Day Spa & Wellness, Mellieħa
Best for: A full-day package in the north
Nataraya is a dedicated day spa rather than a hotel spa, and its packages are built accordingly: full-day use of the hydro-jet pools, sauna, and leisure areas comes bundled with the treatments rather than sold separately. Signature packages run around €105 per person for 120 minutes of treatments (chromotherapy hydrobath massage, full body massage, and a face or foot treatment), with couples packages in the €160-190 range including full-day facility use.
The chromotherapy hydrobath is the distinctive detail here: a private warm hydro-massage bath with colour therapy lighting, available as an add-on at around €25-40 with prosecco included. If you are staying in Mellieħa or the north, this is your local spa day, and it holds its own against the St Julian's hotels.
Read our full guide to Nataraya Day Spa
Apollo Day Spa at the Corinthia, St George's Bay
Best for: Couples packages with facilities time built in
Apollo by Dee Spas inside the Corinthia St George's Bay structures its spa days around couples: a 55-minute duet massage with head massage, prosecco, and facilities use runs around €175 per couple, while the full 150-minute package (body scrub, hot stone massage, facial, foot massage, prosecco and chocolates, plus facilities) is around €300 per couple. Solo visitors can build the same shape of day from the treatment menu, with aromatherapy massages at around €85-110 and facials from around €75.
Read our full guide to Apollo Day Spa
Five-Star Resort Spa Days (€85+)
Myoka Five Senses at the Hilton Malta, St Julian's
Best for: A polished hotel spa day at Portomaso
Five Senses is the flagship of the Myoka group, which operates six hotel spas across Malta, and it sits inside the Hilton Malta at Portomaso. Treatments run around €85-110 for a standard massage, with the thermal suite (sauna, steam room, experience showers) as part of the visit. Spa packages appear regularly on Maltese deal sites at around €110 for bundles normally priced substantially higher, so it is worth checking for current offers before booking directly.
Read our full guide to Myoka Five Senses Spa
The Spa at Westin Dragonara, St Julian's
Best for: A resort spa day away from the crowds
The Westin Dragonara sits on its own private peninsula, and its spa is the quietest five-star treatment experience in St Julian's. A 60-minute massage runs around €100-130, with signature treatments up to €180. The resort's wet facilities are the draw for a full spa day: a full-size heated indoor pool, jacuzzis heated to around 30°C, a sauna and steam room, and a heated open-air pool that swims comfortably year-round, which very few Maltese five-stars offer.
The honest caveat: the pools and jacuzzis are primarily for hotel guests, so if you want them as part of a spa day, ask about day packages when you call to book a treatment. Availability depends on occupancy and is easier to secure outside the June-September peak.
Read our full guide to The Spa at Westin Dragonara
Kempinski San Lawrenz, Gozo
Best for: The full-day Ayurveda immersion
The Kempinski's spa in San Lawrenz houses the largest Ayurveda centre in the Mediterranean across 1,700 square metres, and its Spa Day passes give non-residents access to the indoor spa and fitness facilities with bathrobes, slippers, and towels provided, plus 15% off treatments and food on the day. Prices are quoted on enquiry and daily numbers are capped, so advance booking is mandatory. If you are doing one splurge spa day on a Gozo trip, this is the one, and pairing the pass with a single Ayurvedic treatment gets you the full experience without the retreat-length commitment.
Read our full guide to Kempinski San Lawrenz Spa
Budget Alternatives (Under €50)
Not every good spa experience in Malta needs facilities access. If your spa day is really about the treatment, two options deliver disproportionate value.
Oriental Thai Spa in Sliema does genuinely skilled traditional Thai massage at around €30-36 for a full hour, which is the best treatment-per-euro ratio we know of on the island. No pools, no sauna, no frills, just a proper massage at half the hotel spa price. Read our full guide.
Sanya Eco Spa in Naxxar was Malta's first float tank venue, and a one-hour float runs €45. Floating is a different kind of reset from a thermal circuit, and Sanya wraps it in a proper small spa with an indoor pool and sauna. Read our full guide.
There is also a legitimate hack for pool-focused spa days: the Hilton Malta's LivingWell day pass at around €25 covers the gym, outdoor pool, sauna, and steam room. It is sold as a fitness pass rather than a spa day, but if what you actually want is a five-star pool and heat facilities for an afternoon, it is the cheapest route to one in St Julian's. We cover it in detail in our gym membership cost guide.
Couples Spa Days
Couples pricing in Malta clusters into three tiers: around €119-160 for entry packages (Carisma, Nataraya, Grand Hotel Gozo), around €175-200 for mid-tier hotel packages (Apollo's duet massage, Myoka couples treatments), and €200-300+ for the full five-star ritual experiences (Apollo's 150-minute package, the Westin's couples suite treatments). Almost all include prosecco somewhere, most include facilities time, and every one of them needs booking several days ahead in summer.
We compare all eight couples options in detail in our couples spa guide.
Tips for Booking a Spa Day in Malta
Go midweek. The Phoenicia's Tea & Spa package only runs Monday to Friday, hotel spas prioritise their own guests on weekends, and Sunday slots book out first everywhere. A Tuesday spa day is cheaper, quieter, and easier to book than a Saturday one.
Check the deal sites first. Maltese deal platforms regularly list spa packages at 30-50% off, particularly for Myoka spas, Apollo, and Nataraya. These are the same treatments at the same venues, so there is no reason not to look before paying rack rates.
Book ahead from June to September. Malta's hotel spas fill with resort guests in summer, and non-guest slots go first. A week's notice is sensible for a specific spa; a couple of days is usually enough off-season.
Bring a group of four. HOLM Ikonika's group rate drops day access to around €35 per person, and several other spas will negotiate group rates on request. A group spa day at Ikonika costs less than a single mid-range treatment elsewhere.
Ask what facilities are included, specifically. The gap between a €50 spa day and a €150 one is mostly facilities time and treatment length. Some spas include full wet-area access with any treatment; others charge separately. One phone question settles it.
Confirm non-guest access at resort spas. The Westin and Kempinski both take day visitors, but capacity depends on hotel occupancy. Call rather than email, and have a second date in mind.
How Malta Compares
A five-star hotel spa day with a treatment in Malta runs around €89-150 per person. Comparable packages in London, Paris, or Zurich rarely start under €200, and even Mediterranean competitors like the Costa del Sol tend to price resort spa access higher. With €3.9 billion in tourist expenditure flowing through the islands in 2025 and Gozo being officially repositioned as a premium wellness destination, we expect spa day prices to drift upward over the next few seasons rather than down. If a package looks like good value now, that is unlikely to improve by waiting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How much does a spa day cost in Malta?
- A spa day in Malta costs between around €35 and €150 per person. Facilities-only day passes (pools, sauna, steam room, salt rooms) run around €35-50 at spas like HOLM Ikonika in St Julian's and the Phoenicia in Valletta. Packages that include a treatment run around €89-150 per person, such as the Phoenicia's Tea & Spa package at around €89 with a massage and afternoon tea. Couples spa day packages range from around €119 to €300 per couple.
- What is the cheapest spa day in Malta?
- The cheapest spa day access in the Maltese islands is the Grand Hotel Elemis Spa in Mġarr, Gozo, with sauna access from around €20 per person (or €35 for two). On the Malta side, HOLM Ikonika Spa in St Julian's offers full day access to its salt room, sauna, Turkish bath, heated pool, jacuzzi, and ice bath from around €35 per person for groups of four or more (around €50 solo). The Hilton Malta's LivingWell day pass at around €25 covers pool, gym, sauna, and steam room.
- Can non-hotel guests book a spa day at hotel spas in Malta?
- Yes, most hotel spas in Malta accept non-hotel guests for spa days by advance booking. The Phoenicia in Valletta sells day access from around €50, HOLM Ikonika in St Julian's from around €50, and the Kempinski San Lawrenz in Gozo sells Spa Day passes with daily visitor caps and mandatory advance booking. At resort spas like the Westin Dragonara, pool and jacuzzi access for non-guests depends on hotel occupancy, so call the spa to ask about day packages when booking a treatment.
- What does a spa day in Malta include?
- A facilities-only spa day in Malta (around €35-50) includes access to wet areas such as pools, sauna, steam room, and at some spas salt rooms, jacuzzis, and ice baths. Treatment packages (around €89-150 per person) add a massage or facial, and often extras like prosecco or afternoon tea. Bathrobes, towels, and slippers are typically provided at hotel spas. Facility lists vary significantly between venues, so confirm exactly what is included when booking.
- How much is a couples spa day in Malta?
- Couples spa days in Malta run from around €119 to €300 per couple. Entry-level packages include Carisma Spa & Wellness from around €119 and the Grand Hotel Elemis Spa in Gozo at around €160 for 150 minutes of private access. Mid-tier options include Apollo Day Spa at the Corinthia St George's Bay at around €175 for a 55-minute duet massage with prosecco and facilities use. Apollo's full 150-minute couples package with scrub, hot stone massage, facial, and facilities runs around €300 per couple.
- How much does a spa day cost in Gozo?
- Spa days in Gozo range from around €20 for sauna access at the Grand Hotel Elemis Spa in Mġarr to five-star Spa Day passes at the Kempinski San Lawrenz, which are priced on enquiry with advance booking mandatory and daily visitor numbers capped. A 90-minute massage at the Grand Hotel Elemis Spa costs around €75, its couples package is around €160, and The Secret Day Spa in Xagħra offers full-day packages with jacuzzi and sauna built around treatments in the €50-80 range.
- Which spa in Malta does an afternoon tea and spa package?
- The Phoenicia Malta in Valletta runs a Tea & Spa package at around €89 per person, combining two hours in its 1,200m² Deep Nature spa with a 20-minute massage followed by afternoon tea. The package runs Monday to Friday. The Phoenicia's spa includes a salt room, indoor pool, sauna, and ice bath, and day access without the tea package starts from around €50 for non-guests.
- Do I need to book a spa day in Malta in advance?
- Yes, booking ahead is recommended for all spa days in Malta and mandatory at some venues. The Kempinski San Lawrenz in Gozo caps daily Spa Day visitor numbers and requires advance booking. Hotel spas prioritise their own guests from June to September, so non-guests should book about a week ahead in summer and a couple of days ahead off-season. Midweek slots are consistently easier to get than weekends, and Sunday slots book out first at most spas.
- How much is a massage in Malta?
- A 60-minute massage in Malta costs between around €30 and €130 depending on the venue. Budget options like Oriental Thai Spa in Sliema charge around €30-36 for a full hour of traditional Thai massage. Mid-range spas run around €55-95, and five-star hotel spas like Myoka Five Senses at the Hilton (around €85-110) and the Westin Dragonara Spa (around €100-130) sit at the top of the market. Adding facilities access turns a massage into a spa day for around €35-50 more at most venues.
- Are spa days in Malta cheaper than in the UK or mainland Europe?
- Yes, spa days in Malta are generally cheaper than equivalent experiences in Western European cities. A five-star hotel spa day with a treatment in Malta runs around €89-150 per person, while comparable packages in London, Paris, or Zurich rarely start under €200. Malta's facilities-only day passes at around €35-50 also undercut most UK hotel spa day rates. Prices are expected to rise as Malta develops wellness tourism, one of five growth sectors in its National Tourism Strategy 2021-2030.









