Myself, my mother and sister all stayed at this apartment for a week in June. We could not have had a better time, or found a nicer apartment. Everything seemed new, clean, modern, beautifully designed, with the most incredible infinity pool, with views over the sea towards Valetta, and along the coast.
On the 1st floor there are 2 double bedrooms, open-plan living room/dining room/kitchen and bathroom with shower, and upstairs is either a second lounge, or can be converted to a 3rd bedroom with sofa bed and separate toilet.
All rooms have aircon and big tvs, and both bedrooms have loads of drawers and cupboards.
The upstairs outside area has a lovely big dining table, areas to sunbathe, big surface for food/drink, with a big sink. There is also an outside shower to wash before/after using the pool.
The kitchen comes with everything you could need - dishwasher, washing machine, tonnes of crockery, cutlery, glasses, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid/sponge/tea towel.
The apartment is at the top of the building - so you do have to go up/down 3 flights of stairs. It is also directly above Joe Joe's bar which for most of the week we barely heard, but we could hear the music/crowd until about 11:30pm Friday night and 11pm Saturday night.
The pool is everything you could want and much bigger than we expected. But you can also swim/snorkel directly from the rocks over the road with various places to get in/out with step ladders etc. We were pleasantly surprised at the visibility and number of fish we saw.
I had a message every day from Gaynor to make sure everything was ok and if we needed anything.
I would definitely recommend this place and we would love to go back.
TRANSPORT
The main bus stop is just slightly down the road for bus routes 94, 120, 121. The Tallinga app is brilliant for telling you exactly where your nearest bus stop is, what routes to take to get anywhere, how long it will take, and you can follow you route live to see when to get off etc. If you buy a Tallinga card, you can link it in the app to top up and see your balance etc.
We also used the Bolt app to book taxis a lot and there were always lots available within 5mins. We saw a promo code BONGU at the airport with gives you €6 off your 1st trip.
We used the airport taxi when we arrived which was €20, and then booked a Bolt taxi for the return which was €15.
FOOD
We found 2 mini markets in Xgħajra - one just up the road which has all your basics and is open 8.30-7pm every day except Sunday, and another up near Xgħajra church which is open 6am-lunchtime which has more fresh bread and fruit&veg in general.
We ate at El Catalan a few nights which has a lovely outdoor area and huge menu. All the food we tried was excellent and good, friendly service.
There is also a take away next door to El Catalan which also has a large menu of pizzas, salads, pasta, burgers, fish & chips etc which was good value and big portions.
A 10min walk away is SmartCity which has Chocafe for lighter food, and The Londoner for a great cocktail menu (happy hour 5-7 most days) and huge food menu. Normally not too busy so you can get a table looking out at the dancing water fountains for the sound & light show every 30mins which we really enjoyed. Limited options for vegetarians, but otherwise great.