We stayed in the middle of May and the flat was perfect for the weather at the time. The flat has windows that open onto a lovely cool patio where a child can play safely, with a garden at the far end (although that area is off-bounds). There is also a small games room with a little pool table and table football! The pool is located up steps which have a safety gate, and is very clean and goes surprisingly deep. You can have a good swim in it. The photos don't do the pool justice, it's very beautiful with the surrounding trees and lots of open space to gaze at the clear blue skies. The local area around the flat was also very pleasant, with beautiful flowers blooming on the street and many lovely old chapels and churches. The large supermarket is ten minutes away, and the wonderful President's Palace Gardens is 15-20 minutes away. Most places were very much geared up to children, for example the first restaurant we visited had an outdoor play area. Lija is central to North Malta and ideal to zip around to towns and places of interest. We found we did not need to hire a car as public transport on buses is cheap, cool and reasonably convenient - we were able to travel to Valletta, Medina and the Golden Bay beach in under an hour each way, costing 1.5 euros each way. Occasionally we used Malta's equivalent to Uber, Taxify, which was excellent and very reasonable. We had a buggy to do most of the carrying so could still travel well equipped but we didn't have to battle for parking spaces which I hear can be a nightmare during the busy season. Turned out considerably cost effective not to hire a car too. Finally we must say that Robin (the owner), his family and his helper were extremely friendly and accommodating, and gave us some useful tips on travel and the local area. My son especially loved it despite his multiple toddler tantrums. He loved the castle, the playhouse and smelling all the beautiful flowers around the gardens. All round, it was pretty much a perfect family holiday, that catered for our toddler as much as mum and dad.