Robin's apartment is located below his house, although it doesn't feel like a basement at all. Its accessed via a security gate at the side of Robin's house, then an external set of stairs and corridor, which leads to the front door as well as a lovely patio area (with outdoor seating and table, next to a beautiful garden, near ample washing lines), so at no point do you notice you're on the lower floor. The separate entrance allows you to feel a sense of privacy.
Inside the apartment, there is a L-shaped room with a kitchen table, two pieces of gym equipment, TV and comfortable seating. From this area, there are two extremely generous bedroom (both with AC costing a small amount extra, but we found 5euro was enough for 6 nights... as we visited during 30+deg C heat, the AC was necessary for a comfortable nights sleep).
The kitchen and bathroom also come off the L-shaped room (neither have external windows) and are both sufficient in space. The kitchen was well appointed, and the bathroom was a generous size (including ample cupboards and a washing machine).
There are three bus stops within 7 minutes walk (two were much closer), which allow easy access to all of Malta (the longest journey we did was just less than 1hr to Mellieha bay). Lija itself is a beautiful town and we were lucky enough to be there for their festa. Lija is a quiet, residential area (with a few restaurants and a corner shop), and we felt very safe there.
Robin was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and approachable and was happy to share his advice about the best sights to see.
Robin and his family didn't use the exceptionally clean pool much during our stay, so we felt able to make the most of it. The pool is up a short flight of steps from the apartment's patio and was a real treat given the weather. There was a charcoal BBQ but we didn't use it. Robin was very quick to explain the various recycling systems.