Let's start with the good stuff; The location, it's superbly located in Sliema and only a short walk to the closest swimming spot (cliffs) (check "The Point Jetty" on Google Maps) but a little hint, continue past it on the walkway until the end of it and take the steps down to a beautiful cove with cliffs you can jump from, with Valetta across the bay. Beautiful!
Also good are the beds, comfy and nice and the bathroom is nicely decorated and fresh.
There's also a small, but nice, balcony to sit and enjoy the views.
The kitchen/living room area shows a lot of signs of wear and tear and the pictures in the listing are probably from many years ago... All the appliances in the kitchen works though but plates, cutlery etc. are odd and even matches but you'll have all you need to make simple food/dinners.
When we arrived, only two beds were made up and only two towels, and we were a party of four, and this was solved, after a phone call with the manager, by me having to go to another apartment the agency had and strip it down for bed linens and towels and bring it back to our apartment to make the beds ourselves. The day after we got a bag full of towels and linens though...
The utensils and plates are washed by the previous guests, and there's no dishwasher, so the first thing you probably want to do is to wash all dishes yourself.
We had several mugs, glasses and plates as well as utensils that had not been washed properly with coffee stains and grime on them.
The A/C unit in the kitchen/living room is a bit hit n' miss and mostly blows warm air which we reported the first day but during our 11 night stay it was not looked at despite several reports of it being bad. The outside unit of the A/C, which is on the other side of the master bedroom wall, sometimes (probably defrosting or something) sounds like a plane taking off in the bedroom so you'll be woken up 4-5 times a night because of that...
The A/C units in the bedrooms work fine though.
The elevator up to the apartment worked the first day but was a standstill ever since, also reported several times but no action taken.
The day before departure you'll receive an e-mail with several required tasks to perform prior to leaving the apartment and along with the e-mail a threat of a "fine" of €150 if you fail to follow the instructions.
A lot of the requirements are not mentioned/listed in the agreement!
The allotted electricity usage of 150kWh/week is not enough if you want to run the A/C at a decent temperature (22 C/72 F), even if you turn all A/C's off when not in the apartment so count on having to pay extra for that as well.
Oh, and bring a flashlight as the lights in the stairwell are not working either...
It's a shame that management doesn't take better care of this gem of a location and treat it better! It could be so good!