We stayed 3 nights at David’s house and had a fantastic time.
David is a wonderful host (he responded promptly to all communications, provided detailed and extremely useful information to assist with arrival, welcomed us personally and showed us through the house, and left extremely generous “welcome goodies” – thank you so much, they were greatly appreciated!).
The house is absolutely gorgeous – very spacious (including a modern, well-equipped kitchen), interesting architecture (so much character, and the use of exposed sandstone internally gives an impression of being built into a cliff), split level (4 steps from street level into the lounge/dining room, 3-4 more steps to the level containing the bedroom, kitchen & bathroom, and 20 or so steps up to a fantastic enclosed roof terrace – no views though, just total privacy!), beautiful floor tiles (in lounge/dining room & bedroom), very tastefully furnished/decorated (plus there’s a huge TV with lots of International (& English speaking) channels!), super comfortable (great bed, fluffy towels, etc) and extremely light and bright (the glass roof covering the stairs to the terrace lets in abundant natural light).
From Mgarr Harbour (Gozo Ferry Terminal) it’s very easy (couldn’t be easier!) to reach the house (in Victoria) using public transport. Take either 301 (more direct) or 303 – both routes are very scenic, and both terminate at Victoria Bus Station (so you won’t miss your stop!). It’s very cheap (if you buy ticket on bus, €2 and valid for 2 hrs). The house is located amongst the maze of narrow streets in the old town of Victoria (very easy to find though, and particularly so, given David’s detailed pre-arrival instructions!) – less than 500 metre walk from Victoria Bus Station. If public transport is not your style, ask the taxi to stop in Savina Square – the house is just a 150 metre walk. There are many cafes, restaurants, mini-markets and shops nearby. A bigger supermarket (Arkadia Foodstore) is a 900 metre walk from the house. Victoria is more or less in the centre of Gozo, so all of the sights and places of interest are no more than 5-7 km away! Again, the public buses are fabulous for exploring the entire island.
If you are reading this, don’t hesitate and just book – you won’t be disappointed! Outstanding value for money.