Regarding the rental company, shortletsmalta (SLM): After an initially frustrating experience with SLM’s booking agent, we had a more positive experience with SLM’s on-site representative once we were on island. When we arrived there were fresh groceries in the refrigerator and pantry for breakfast and lunch, as well as a gift basket with snacks and wine, another box of snacks and wine, and coffee cartridges for the coffee pod machine. The on-site rep met us for a late (midnight!) check-in and she was responsive to texts and problems throughout our stay. She allowed us a late check-out and arranged for a complimentary taxi to the airport. This good treatment offset our earlier experience when trying to book online. More about that later. Regarding the property: We enjoyed the villa, and it does appear as described and as pictured. The view is very nice and the property is very modern and new. The wifi was exceptionally good in all parts of the villa and property. Bathrooms, kitchen, and pools were clean and modern. The architectural layout is great and accomplishes all the positive objectives described in the listing. There is also better-than-average privacy from most of the immediate neighbors. Regarding the location: Il Mellieha is quite tranquil compared to the busier tourist resort areas and towns and after seeing the rest of the island we were quite happy with our decision to stay there. However it is a fair distance to most of the island’s attractions and you will want to rent a car. It is nice to walk up the hill to the old town center or downhill to the beach, but you will spend 20+ minutes doing so each direction and there will be hills involved. There was a ton of construction all over the island, including at 2 adjacent properties and few other neighborhood properties. SLM didn’t warn us about the construction until after we booked and the noise wasn’t tranquility-inducing, but it was mostly limited to daylight hours on weekdays and we spent much of that time doing tourist activities away from the villa anyway. We initially thought the noise was because it was the off-season, but our taxi driver told us there has been an island-wide continuous building boom for the past ~5 years since the new government relaxed restrictions and incentivized investment. Some details that don’t quite match the listing (mostly for better, one for worse): The “hot tub” is actually a small indoor heated pool, and as such is limited by law to a maximum of 31 degrees Celcius (88 Fahrenheit), which is well below human body temperature, making it comfortable but not particularly warm and certainly not hot. The parking spot is great; it’s inside the property boundary and secured behind an automatic gate controlled by an RF remote clicker. There are also some amenities that aren’t listed, including bathtubs, game console (Xbox with ~6 games), 2 TVs (upstairs & downstairs), a small billiards table (with only red & yellow balls suitable for...