It smells like BBQ...

With the heat of the peak season, outdoor venues flourish on the island, opening their doors to visitors in search of a great summery vibe and a pleasant evening breeze. Le Méridien in Balluta Bay presents the re-opening of an inspiring fashionable outlet worth experiencing this summer: La Bajja Restaurant.

La Bajja outdoor restaurant, on the rooftops of Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa, unveils a different perspective on the Mediterranean Sea. Indeed, this inspiring summer venue offers an unexpected viewpoint on pretty Balluta Bay and its surroundings. Perched on the 12^th floor of the hotel, you will enjoy fantastic views and a welcomed refreshing summer breeze whilst indulging in Le Méridien creative cuisine.

La Bajja opens to food-enthusiastic visitors for a summer dining experience on the grill two evenings per week starting on July, 2nd. Fish lovers are in for a mid-week treat with Pesci ai Ferri every Wednesday evening at €28 per person. On Friday, Le Méridien reinvents our summer classic with a traditional barbecue at €26.50 per person.

Let yourself be enchanted by this unusual venue, up and away from our usual wining and dining whereabouts.

Visit lemeridienmalta.com/labajja or call 2311 0000 to book your dining experience.

HOPS & FORK

your favourite beer on a silver plate

Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. But beer is more than just a drink. Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa, in partnership with Farsons, explores the unlimited possibilities of the rich flavours contained in a pint and demonstrates the versatility of that ancestral brewed recipe. Until the 25th of October, the culinary theme at KuDéTa Lounge & Bar is beer, with special offers, à-la-carte beer pairing menu, weekend entertainment and giveaways. A 5-star approach to malt and ale, which promises to seduce crowds of beer enthusiasts.

Did you know that lagers go very well with fish and white meat dishes, whereas ales pair well with smoked, barbecued food and red meats? Well, that’s only one of the many tricks that Le Méridien creative kitchen brigade will be using for the delight of our taste buds in the coming week. Throughout the Hops & Forks initiative at KuDéTa Lounge & Bar, visitors will be able to avail themselves from a unique a-la-carte menu with tantalizing items such as asparagus ravioli with a Blue Label Ale beurre blanc, beef stroganoff gnocchi with a Guinness and truffle cream sauce or ginger and Cisk Export cake with hazelnut ice-cream. But that’s not it. A lot of other dishes are on offer with surprising and inspiring accompaniments such as Hopleaf Pale Ale cream sauce, Woodpecker sauce, bacon compote infused with beer and so on. Other interesting highlights include black shell mussels cooked with Cisk Lager and even a choice of homemade pizzas with a sumptuous beer dough.

Sunday Lunch the way YOU like it

With the winter season approaching, the heart-warming Sunday lunch tradition resumes itself all over the island. Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa has successfully revisited the formula and revived the concept. For the upcoming months at Scirocco restaurant, everyone is really spoiled for choice. Whether you are vegetarian, gluten intolerant, on a sugar free diet or just very hungry, the new Le Méridien Sunday lunch menu gives you plenty of options.

Le Méridien Sunday Lunch: a Winning Formula

Why change a winning formula? Well, Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa didn't. The Scirocco Restaurant is once again hyped up with the coming-back of its popular Sunday Lunch. Prices remained unchanged. The bonuses and culinary twists too. For only Eur25.95 per person, guests may dig in one of the most appetizing Sunday buffet lunches available on the island. Friends and families are invited to embark on a savourous journey of antipasto and cold cuts, mouth-watering hot recipes, carvery wonders, delicious pasta dishes and scrumptious desserts.



Mastering typical Mediterranean specialities does not keep Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa from exploiting the overseas' classics with more northerly flavours. Following the success of the introduction of their signature Cheese Fondue last year, you will again be invited to dip the crunchiest french bread into an incomparable blend of the best melted cheeses. A great way to soothe post-summer blues and to warm up everybody's mood and stomach. Le Méridien boasts high quality standards in terms of cuisine, but they also commit into making sure that no one leaves the hotel's premises with a hunger. Freshness of produce, variety and abundance is the motto of their creative kitchen brigade, led with excellence by Executive Head Chef Reuben Grixti.

Starwood associate receives prestigious award

St Julians, Malta – July 6^th, 2012

David Sammut, Hotel Controller at Le Méridien St Julians Hotel and Spa in Malta, has been awarded the prestigious President's Award by Starwood Hotels & Resorts for his outstanding performance during 2011. Mr. Sammut has received this award from the General Manager, Mr. Franco Vella.

Mr. David Sammut receiving a prestigious award from General Manager Mr. Franco Vella  

LM100Malta: a new interactive platform for arts and culture in Malta

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa is taking an active step in enhancing the local culture by orchestrating the launch of an exclusive creative committee articulated around the local culture and innovative talents in Malta.

St Julians, Malta – March, 9^th, 2012

LM100Malta - a group of local personalities with different cultural and artistic expertise - was officially launched at the hotel last week. The goal of this new interesting committee is to highlight the creativity of Malta’s cultural scene by opening an innovative dialogue. Committee members will use Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa as an inspiring canvas to come up with interactive initiatives, articulated around art, culture, cuisine and experiences that stimulate the senses of the creative class. This new way of approaching the various aspects of the vibrant Maltese artistic lifestyle will be used to promote both Le Méridien as a creative hub and the respective local institutions represented by the members of LM100Malta. In a joined inter-disciplinary effort, the group is currently working on a yearly calendar with relevant events adapted to the hotel’s brand message. Projects in the pipeline include interesting events such photographic exhibitions, soundscape performances, inter-active installations and more.  LM100Malta is an inspiring partnership where all parties will get the opportunity to convey their passion to the right audience and market it with a whole different perspective. 

Valentine’s at Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa

Think love… night and day!

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa is putting on its most romantic colours for the upcoming Valentine’s frenzy. The hotel is indeed the perfect rendez-vous to share an idyllic night away from it all, in a contemporary room overlooking picturesque Balluta Bay. Its location is ideal to venture for an enchanting stroll hand in hand on the promenade that stretches from St Julians to Sliema. The rooms of this 5 star hotel don’t leave anything to be desired for all enamored couples: they are spacious and comfortable, they boast large cushy beds with impeccable crispy white sheets, fashionable throw-overs and comfy pillows. The bathrooms all have large oval bathtubs and a separate rain shower. For all overnight stays on the 14^th of February, the hotel is offering special room rates and additional information can also be found on the hotel’s official website. To keep the love birds busy all day, the Spa facilities are an excellent option for a couple of hours in pure bliss. Access is free for the hotel residents and the area presents a tropical indoor pool, Sauna, Jacuzzi and sumptuous Spa treatments are available at an additional charge (pre-booking strongly advised).

Launching Le Méridien’s exclusive PA Bookers Club

St Julians, Malta – January 28^th, 2012


Yoga Session for Le Meridien PA Bookers Club

Throughout the past 5 years, Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa has established itself as a premium property providing the high level of service and the adequate meeting space required to cater for corporate clients. An exclusive PA (Personal Assistant) Bookers Club has been recently launched as a gesture of appreciation towards Le Méridien’s existing corporate clients and as a way to enhance steady business relationships.

Le Méridien presents its new à la carte venue

St Julians, Malta – January 17^th, 2012

Kudeta's new seated venue

KuDéta Bar & lounge, situated on Level 3 of Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa, is a trendy well-established wining and dining outlet in the heart of pretty Balluta Bay. The current bar’s menu which ranges from scrumptious snacks to creamy cakes is being extended to a seated á la carte venue. The new tantalizing menu is being served every evening of the week in a designated section of the Lounge; it is open to tourists and local patrons alike. A new attractive opportunity to try out Le Méridien’s creative flair for cuisine.

Fairytale Christmas at Le Meridien St Julians

PRESS RELEASE

 Once upon a time…

St Julians, Malta – December 2011

The creative team of Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa reinvents the spirit of Christmas with a magical theme that will lead adults and children alike on a dream journey, leading us up in style to the end-of-year traditional festivities.

Browsing through Le Méridien St Julians’ Christmas brochure feels like opening up the forgotten world of ancient story books. The leaflet is tainted in fairy tales’ colours and each page is a sweet discovery, that combines necessary informative content with enchanting touches. An innovative concept that certainly distinguishes itself and strikes curiosity, on a market inundated with Christmas and New Year promotions.

“This year at Le Méridien, storytelling is key.”, explains Mr. Franco Vella, General Manager. “Our theme was carefully selected and was welcomed with great enthusiasm by all our departments. It is a success on several levels. Not only do we believe that it will present our customers with an unusual yet magical dining experience that will exceed their expectations, but it also triggered the creative minds of our entire team. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to entertain our guests like one writes a perfect fairy tale: with imagination, passion and an impeccable attention to details.”

Photoshoot at Le Meridien

Photography by Britta Kasholm-Tengve

Photography by Britta Kasholm-Tengve