PROS: Lovely little apartment with lots of Maltese character. Check-in was easy with a lock box, and communication with the host was fantastic, they were really fast to get back to us. All facilities were as described, and the location was quiet and within easy walking distance to Valletta.
CONS: the major issue with this apartment is the bed. It’s totally unsuited to the size of the room, and has a large wooden frame that leaves very little room down either side, and a footboard that takes chunks out of your thigh every time you walk past it. I went home with a line of bruises across the sides of my legs from the sticking-out IKEA hemnes frame! The slats of the bed have also been badly replaced with a piece of squeaky chipboard, so it was horrendously noisy every time you sit down on it or turn over in the night. It’s been a quick/cheap fix but is unacceptable in a rental apartment unfortunately. The room really needs a decent divan bed, as it did ruin our stay a bit.
The roof terrace, which we paid extra for an apartment with this feature, was quite shabby. The furniture was dry/peeling and the cushions were faded and split. There was also an overflowing ashtray on the table - I suspect the roof is not on the cleaning rota? A shame as it wasn’t inviting at all. It had all obviously seen several summers in the sun without being maintained.
The only other con was that the room smelled of smoke when we got there for the first day. I assume this is from the previous guest and it did dissipate eventually.
All in all, a fairly pleasant stay, but we wouldn’t stay again due to the bed and scruffy roof terrace I’m afraid!