Ronald picked us up from the airport as planned - even though it was really quite late, gave us a whistle-stop tour of St Paul's and dropped us off at the apartment which was just as described and perfectly clean.
Although It isn't the prettiest view from the rear balcony and inside lacks a bit of natural light, the apartment's very well appointed; towels, kitchen essentials (tea, coffee etc) and was just the job for us.
Once we had our bearings around town, we were able to get the bus to all the other parts of Malta and especially Gozo - since St. Paul's Bay is closer to there than Valetta or St. Julians.
The surrounding area and Bugibba is aimed more at package holiday tourists which makes it easy to find English breakfasts and fun pubs, so you have to go to further afield for the authentic Maltese vibe.
All in all though, our stay was excellent value for money and Ronald provides a top class service!