Rating Mario's place as "Okay, but not great." While Mario was a vey pleasant host, very communicative and flexible on meeting us for our late arrival time (which was highly appreciated), the place didn't meet our expectations. The apartment is very small, especially the bathroom and shower (the photos are quite strategic). While this would have been okay to manage with, there was a VERY unpleasant smell coming from the bathroom (we think that the shower grate was connected to the septic/sewage system). It was completely off putting and resulted in us wanting to spend as little time as possible in the place. Apart from this which was a huge downside, the apartment is very centrally located in Sliema which was convenient.