ION – the Harbour, at Iniala Harbour Hotel, was awarded a Michelin star within six months of opening
It is rare, these days, to feel that all is right with the world, but I came close to believing it could once again be so during my first golden hour in Valletta. In early June I escaped to Malta’s dainty capital, my first time venturing beyond British shores this year.
Over sundowners on the roof terrace of the newly opened Iniala Harbour House hotel, I looked beyond the gleaming superyachts and bobbing boats in the Grand Harbour and towards the ancient Three Cities. Under a cloudless sky, the settlements’ honeyed stone radiated dusk’s amber light; cooled by a sea breeze, from my eyrie, my Tom Collins cocktail really hit the spot. This, I suddenly remembered, is what a holiday is meant to be like.