The apartment made a great base to tour the island with the description being very accurate and having everything we needed. The area is quiet and there's a convenience store that has most things only 5mins walk away (open 6am -10pm) and there are places to eat in the Dome area (10-15min walk e.g .La Tartine, Cake Box, Olympic Café - the latter being well used by locals and great value for money)
Also in Mdina (3-4miles away) there's a great choice of restaurants as well as some exceptional views of the surrounding area. Valetta is worth a visit as well as Marsaxlokk (on a Sunday - market day) and if possible take in a festival as these are quite a sight. Would also recommend a visit Gozo.
Buses are very good and frequent and would suggest getting the €21 - 7day travel card (we found the Dome area is the best place to get buses) Also hired a car to help with the touring (reaching either end of the Island is only 30mins)
Will certainly be back to revisit the places we didn't get enough time to visit