Wi-Fi waterside, if you trust your laptop so near!
There are Wi-Fi hot spots across Malta now, but not all are conducive to business meetings or quiet working. You can work in most hotel lobbies, for instance – but most expect you to buy a voucher. The list below includes locations I have used in the past to access wireless internet for free. We’ll keep it updated. Please include any others you are aware of in the comments section below and feel free to add info on coffees, snacks and other facilities that go with the Wi-Fi!
All McDonald’s across the islands
St Julians
Cafe Juliani – lobby of Hotel Juliani (just buy a cappuccino)
Bianco’s – cafe, Spinola Bay
Le Meridien Hotel – public areas
Balluta Bay Gardens – wifi zone between Exiles and Cara’s
Paceville
Hang around outside the large English Language Schools like EC or EF. There are wireless zones here, primarily from spillage in the business centres.
Bay Street Shopping Centre
Portomaso
Cafe Nero
Eden Superbowl (next to Eden Cinemas)
Sliema
McCafe at the Plaza Centre
McDonalds by the Ferries
Plevna Hotel in Hughes Hallet Street
St James Capua Hospital – the cafe’ on the ground floor has wi-fi
Café La Rive
Valletta
Piazza Regina, Republic Street.
Upper Barrakka Gardens – Cafe Deux Baronnes. You need to ask for the password (and then interpret the writing!).
British Hotel, Battery Street.
Marks & Spencer, cafe (entrance: Strait Street)
McDonald’s
Burger King (requires login, ask at the counter)
Cafe’ Jubilee (requires login, ask at the counter)
Ta’ Xbiex
Irrera
Mdina
Outside Xara Palace hotel, by the Trattoria A.D. 1530
At the Carmelite Priory Museum cafe, in Villegaignon Street
Elsewhere
South East Cafe in Marsaxlokk
Malta International Airport – where you can see the ‘Open‘ logo in a public place
Luqa – McDonald’s by the airport
Cafe Jubilee Gzira & its Gozo outlet (Victoria) too: ask the waiters for the FREE pass key.
Melita cafe in Balzan, next to San Anton Gardens
Melita outlets – just park yourself outside a Melita showroom. Their networks are currently open.
Meet ‘N Eat, just outside the University gate (we’re told you can get chicken ftiras there too!)
Pasha, just outside the University gate.
Limestone Heritage in Siggiewi.
Reflections Bar & Diner, Mellieha
Saracino Cafe & Restaurant – Attard
Del Bogo Wine Bar (open from 17.30 each day) – Vittoriosa (Birgu)
BOV Adventure Park, Ta’ Qali (Kids get to play while you get online)
GOZO
All McDonalds outlets
Cafe Jubilee, Rabat
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Another great spot with wi-fi are all the Cafe Jubilee outlets in Gzira, Valletta (which i use regularly) and I believe the Gozo outlet in Victoria has too – just ask the waiters for the FREE passkey.
I have also used free wi-fi here:
Valletta – McDonald’s
Valletta – Burger King (requires login, ask at the counter)
Valletta – Cafe’ Jubilee (requires login, ask at the counter)
Luqa – McDonald’s by the airport
Thanks Steve, MaltaGirl, great to see the list expanded.
There’s also Melita Coffee in Balzan and Misto in Sliema.
Thanks Charlotte! More for our list!
What about Mc Donalds In Gozo???!!!!
Sitting in the gardens of Ballutta bay near Exiles. Go has put up free wifi access for the public – Well done Sliema local council!
(Now get your act together and fix the roads and garbage colection…)
Thanks Elaine and Joakim, we’ll keep updating the post!
Meet N Eat near just outside University old gate has good free wireless(also great chicken ftiras).
St. James hospital in Sliema. In the lobby. Few restaurants in Marsascala too
Le Bon Vivant restaurant in Marsascala
Just yesterday I spotted a “Wi-Fi (filtered)” sign in B’Kara. I believe the gate leads to the Railway Track Garden.
Thanks so much for the addition to our list. We’ll up date it. With luck, most of Malta’s public gardens will be Wi-Fi enabled before too long!
Anybody know of hotspots in Zubbeg (one on Malta, not Gozo). Thanks in anticipation.
Sorry, typing error. That should read Zebbug.
Great information! Thanks.
All McDonalds have free wifi – Luqa, Valletta, Bugibba, St George’ Bay, Spinola, B’kara, Sliema and Victoria Gozo
Paul, Zebbug is the village/town next to mine and I can’t think of any hotspots there. These towns don’t have the kind of cafes that think Wi-Fi a plus or a crowd-puller! They aren’t tourist places, so locals just go to the bar for a beer etc. Not for hot-desking or a relaxed cappuccino while they wi-fi surf! Stick to making a trip to Sliema, St Julian’s, Valletta etc for wi-fi.
Just back. Found a free hot spot at the cafe next to Upper Barrakka Gardens – Cafe Deux Baronnes. You need to ask for the password (and then interpret the writing!).
Also, and I checked but did not use it, Limestone Heritage in Siggiewi have free wifi.
Mark, thanks for these extra wi-fi spots. It’s amazing a tourist attraction like Limestone have wi-fi! Cheers…
Which places are good about having electrical outlets to plug in?
I think we’ll post your query on our Facebook page and see what comes back!
You should add Saracino in Attard – they still offered free Wifi the last time I was there (about 3 weeks ago).
Just noticing that in South of Malta like Kalkara, Zabbar and even Cottonera cities there are few wifi hotspots.I m very dissapointed.It s good to have wifi in these areas please.Thanks
Yes, I agree that the South is less well served. I guess Birgu, being more equipped with restaurants and cafes that not only locals but also visitors use (del Borgo wine bar for eg) has better wi-fi coverage. Anyone know if the restaurants along the Birgu Waterfront have wi-fi? If you come across any in the South, do post them up here. Thanks for this useful point.
Re: Kenneth’s reply last year (31st December ‘09) was rightly spotted!
Old Railway Station Garden (Gnien l-iStazzjon), B’Kara has free Wi-Fi, after it was revamped and made into a more child-safe play ground, they installed the free Wi-Fi facility (which can also be used if waiting for a bus to leave while in the terminus!!)
Do you have to go into Mc Donald’s to acess the free wi fi or can you sit outside thanks kathleen
I think you’ll have to test it out. Depends if they have a key you need to know. But, let’s face it, it’s really cheap to sit there an hour or more for the price of a regular Americano coffee!
McDonalds outlets have open Wi-fi zones and do not require a password. If you don’t want to grab a cappuccino (actually quite good, at Mac Cafe’s) you can try and hover in the area around McDonald’s in the Plaza Centre in Sliema, and see what signal you pick up.
Nice job ! thanks