The apartment and view from the balcony look exactly like the pictures on the listing. It is a spectacular view and a very spacious balcony. Lorenzo was great at communicating with us prior to arrival, met us at the apartment and was helpful with suggestions for things to do while on Malta. The apartment was well equipped with cooking utensils and extras one might need - paper towels, aluminum foil, dishwashing soap, cooking oil, some sauces, etc. Lorenzo was kind enough to leave us some starter food - bread, cheese, ham, cereal water and juice. Really very nice of him, since we arrived exhausted and not ready to venture out into traffic again immediately to go get something to eat. I understood from the listing and from my correspondence with Lorenzo prior to our arrival that the apartment was in a quiet area of St. Paul's Bay. That must be relative to what one is used to. Unfortunately we heard constant traffic noise, even with the windows and doors closed. There is a highway that goes behind the apartment and a major road around the bay that goes under the balcony and around the other side of the bay.