Richard England designed hotels: (previous post was banks he designed)
(those who hate his work – which hotel in Malta do you like? let me know 🙂 )
1964 Paradise Bay Hotel, Marfa (current hotel is completely refurbished with design alterations)
1964 Ramla Bay Hotel, Marfa (demolished, current hotel is new)
1966 Dolmen Hotel, St Paul’s Bay (demolished, current Dolmen Hotel is new)
1966 Hyperion Hotel, St Paul’s Bay (demolished, now the db San Antonio Hotel)
1968 Cavalieri Hotel, St Julians (completely refurbished with design alterations, now Cavalieri Art Hotel)
1968 Hilton Hotel, Spinola (demolished, current Hilton Hotel is different design)
1968 Le Roy Hotel, Sliema (previously Plevna Hotel–> now completely reburbished Hotel 1926)
1968 Aragon Court, Marsascala
1969 Salina Bay Hotel (later refurbished Coastline Hotel, is now the completely refurbished Salina Bay Resort)
1970 Tower Palace Hotel, Sliema (demolished)
1971 Ta monita Tourist Village, Marsascala (30% of it demolished, 40% refurbished)
1980 Festaval Tourist Village (abandoned)
1980 White Rocks Holiday Complex, Pembroke (abandoned)
1981 Marina San Gorg, St. George Bay (demolished in 1998, now the Marina Hotel Corinthia Beach Resort)
1987 St George’s Park Tourist Complex, St Julians
1988 La Vallette Resort, St Julians (closed since 2016)
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Yes, the quality of (cheap) early 1980s concrete has not been kind to some of these hotels.
Overhyped … all his stuff looks exactly the same. Whether it’s a hotel, a church or a bank, it always looks like an oversized bird feeder. I’m glad his old buildings are being torn down, although not too happy with what will replace them.
None of the hotels in Malta are particularly stunning, but if I had to pick a few, the Holiday Inn Express in Paceville is funky with its asymmetric, colorful balconies (although they’re already starting to look ugly with weathering) and the two Hugo hotels, love em or hate em, deserve respect for being a daring departure from the usual cookie cutter hotel look.
Intercontinental gets third place. Not great, but at least it gives a spacious, airy feel despite being constrained in space.
as usual graffitti ruin EVERYTHING but to realize that you would need a high IQ, so its too late for these maltese gems
White rocks is basically a giant toilet but at least there’s some nice street art and graffiti pieces to enjoy
Those where such simpler Times, wish I lived in those times.
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Richard England designed hotels: (previous post was banks he designed)
(those who hate his work – which hotel in Malta do you like? let me know 🙂 )
1964 Paradise Bay Hotel, Marfa (current hotel is completely refurbished with design alterations)
1964 Ramla Bay Hotel, Marfa (demolished, current hotel is new)
1966 Dolmen Hotel, St Paul’s Bay (demolished, current Dolmen Hotel is new)
1966 Hyperion Hotel, St Paul’s Bay (demolished, now the db San Antonio Hotel)
1968 Cavalieri Hotel, St Julians (completely refurbished with design alterations, now Cavalieri Art Hotel)
1968 Hilton Hotel, Spinola (demolished, current Hilton Hotel is different design)
1968 Le Roy Hotel, Sliema (previously Plevna Hotel–> now completely reburbished Hotel 1926)
1968 Aragon Court, Marsascala
1969 Salina Bay Hotel (later refurbished Coastline Hotel, is now the completely refurbished Salina Bay Resort)
1970 Tower Palace Hotel, Sliema (demolished)
1971 Ta monita Tourist Village, Marsascala (30% of it demolished, 40% refurbished)
1980 Festaval Tourist Village (abandoned)
1980 White Rocks Holiday Complex, Pembroke (abandoned)
1981 Marina San Gorg, St. George Bay (demolished in 1998, now the Marina Hotel Corinthia Beach Resort)
1987 St George’s Park Tourist Complex, St Julians
1988 La Vallette Resort, St Julians (closed since 2016)
​
Yes, the quality of (cheap) early 1980s concrete has not been kind to some of these hotels.
Overhyped … all his stuff looks exactly the same. Whether it’s a hotel, a church or a bank, it always looks like an oversized bird feeder. I’m glad his old buildings are being torn down, although not too happy with what will replace them.
None of the hotels in Malta are particularly stunning, but if I had to pick a few, the Holiday Inn Express in Paceville is funky with its asymmetric, colorful balconies (although they’re already starting to look ugly with weathering) and the two Hugo hotels, love em or hate em, deserve respect for being a daring departure from the usual cookie cutter hotel look.
Intercontinental gets third place. Not great, but at least it gives a spacious, airy feel despite being constrained in space.
as usual graffitti ruin EVERYTHING but to realize that you would need a high IQ, so its too late for these maltese gems
White rocks is basically a giant toilet but at least there’s some nice street art and graffiti pieces to enjoy
Those where such simpler Times, wish I lived in those times.