My family of 4 adults and 1 child recently stayed for 5 nights and my review is as objective as possible. First, Maria is an excellent and helpful host. Absolutely no issues there.
But there are limitations with the apartment.
That is advertises that it can accommodate up to 9 people gives a false impression of space. This is not a spacious apartment and there is a distinct lack of living space for 4 adults and 1 child. There is no outside window viewing which gives a feeling of being cramped.
There is a shower and toilet (right next to the kitchenette) and again it is tiny and the water pressure is unsatisfactory. There is also no extraction fan in the bathroom. Maybe a Valletta thing who knows.
The kitchenette can only accommodate one person at a time and there is no room for food preparation. Expect it to be tiny because it is.
There are reasonably sized bedrooms but to access the upstairs ones is a climb up a spiral staircase that is quite a feat especially for an elderly person and/or a young child which I had in my party.
Yes there is a lift but you access it outside the apartment.
We could only access non english speaking TV except for Israel TN news on the satellite TV which was very disappointing. I was expecting given that Malta is an English speaking country that a few more English speaking shows (expect news channels) would be available instead of African and Russian TV!! This needs to be changed.
The plus side - it is centrally located just a minutes walk to shops and restaurants. It is clean and tidy, the apartment and the city. A corner store is 20m away. Malta is a beautiful country and even in winter we enjoyed the weather.
Id recommend this apartment only for a short 2-3 day stay and then only maximum of 4 people who can safely navigate a steep spiral staircase.