A German man, 55, died last night when he fell off a balcony at the Bay View Hotel in The Strand, Gzira.
The tourist, who is from Ilmenau, fell a height of five storeys and died on the pavement.
The incident happened at around 10pm.
The man was alone at the time, with members of his family still having dinner in the hotel restaurant.
A magisterial inquiry is under way and an autopsy will be performed.