Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz sits on Gozo’s quieter western side, surrounded by 30,000 square metres of semi-tropical gardens near Dwejra Bay. Rooms, suites and residences use warm Mediterranean tones, stone textures and balconies or terraces that open to the resort’s greenery. The facilities spread across five pools, several restaurants and bars, a fitness centre and one of the Mediterranean’s largest Ayurveda centres within the spa. Garden paths, pale limestone walls and the slower rhythm of San Lawrenz keep the experience rooted in Gozo rather than mainland Malta.