The Astra Hotel is located right on the Sliema seafront and Malta's most fashionable resort, next to a rocky beach and a promenade which leads you on one side to a shopping centre, boat cruises and cafes whilst on the other side a Mecca of restaurants in the pretty bay of St.Julian's. Sliema City centre is approximately 500 metres away to the right of the hotel, here you will find the shopping centre and various cafe's, bars and restaurants.