Everyone is always slightly apprehensive (even if they don’t admit it out loud), that the place they’ve booked for their holiday whether it be a hotel, air BnB or other accommodation will live up to the reviews we’ve read and expectations that we automatically set in our minds, however this place goes above and beyond. It was a perfect home for us to stay in whilst we took in the many many sights of Malta. When we first entered, it was clean throughout and had a wonderful smell. There was a hamper that was filled with little goodies to get us started - thanks to Chris’s hamper, I’m now addicted to Kinnie! In the master bedroom, there was ample clothing storage (wardrobe, huge chest of drawers and both bed side tables), the bed itself was very comfortable and it had a door that led you out to the patio area. The bathroom was good and clean and also housed the washing machine (which we used a few times). The open plan living room/kitchen/dining area was perfect for our needs and made our evenings, after having dinner out, very relaxing.
Everything was thought of - towels for the beach, pegs for the washing line and even cushions for the outside chairs if they were needed.
Chris himself, is a wonderful chap. The communication with Chris was brilliant from start to finish. Chris messaged me a few days before the holiday, which I was expecting to only include the code for entry and the address, however it included so much more than that. It had directions to the nearest Lidl, the nearest corner shop, nearest bus stops, how to get to the apartment from the airport, directions to Valletta and St Julian’s by bus among other places. Chris also included clear instructions for when to take the rubbish out for collection. Chris had also said that if we need anything else to let him know - which I promptly did in asking for recommendations for restaurants that were close to the apartment (some good choices!). Part way through I had a couple of questions, just to make sure I was sorting the rubbish out properly (heavily fined by the local authority if it’s out on the wrong day or the wrong type of rubbish!) and Chris was extremely quick in answering me. Nothing was too much and definitely went beyond our expectations as a host.
The apartment itself is situated right at the mid point between Valletta and Sliema. You go up to the Marina in Msida (approx 550m away), you’ve then got the road to the right which will take you to Valletta and the road to the left which will take you to Sliema. My husband walked to both Valletta and Sliema from the apartment, taking him approx 20-25mins to each place, so if you wanted to walk into either of them then you can do, but similarly the buses from the bus stop Chris directs you to are extremely frequent and very cheap.
My parents are going out to Malta next year for a wedding and they’ve said they’ll look into booking this place based on what we’ve shown and told them and we’ve already started planning when we’re going back out to Malta (not for a couple of years due to other holidays), but we’ll definitely be looking to book this place again.
Would highly recommend to anyone looking to book an Air BnB for Malta.