There are some great aspects to this property. It’s large and spacious downstairs and I can see that when it’s warm enough to use the pool and outdoor space they are of a huge benefit.
But it had significant downsides from our perspective and wasn’t really worth what we were paying per night to stay here. All of the appliances in the kitchen are old and worn, with the fridge in particular looking unclean because all of the paint has been worn off the leading edge of the fridge door, so even if it was spotless it always felt a bit grubby to be touching it. The oven didn’t appear to be installed properly either and the grill on the oven didn’t seem to work either.
The en-suite in the master bedroom is not of an acceptable standard from my perspective. The shower cubicle is horribly discoloured and needs new grout, if not ripping out and replacing and the toilet seat was chipped in two places. Not only was this very unsightly but I am sure it’s not even very hygienic.
The bed linen was clean but much more basic than I had expected. Neither of the bedside lights in the master worked so my husband had to spend time moving lamps from other rooms so not sure last time those were checked or maintained and on arrival we found cigarette butts and beer can ringpulls in the outside plant pots near the pool, which must have been left by previous residents and which my husband removed so we didn’t have to see them on a daily basis.
And of most concern was that we identified some security issues which meant we never felt comfortable having to leave valuables in the house when we were out and about for the day. We did raise this with the rental office and we appreciate their explanation that crime is not a general problem in Gozo but this didn’t fully reassure us and if I had been travelling with other girlfriends and not with my husband I would have probably cancelled my stay completely.
In the end although we had booked and paid for 5 nights we only stayed 4 nights and took the loss of a nights rental fee as we wanted to be somewhere more comfortable and more in keeping with what we had thought we were booking.