My husband and I spent a wonderful week in Valletta in early January, celebrating our 38th anniversary and my 60th birthday. Our experience was greatly enhanced by our stay at Becky's place. The apartment is nicely appointed, with everything we needed to enjoy our one-week day. Becky even supplies a bottle of champagne for my birthday celebration - such a thoughtful touch! The location is excellent, convenient to bars and restaurants and many places of interest.
I especially want to commend Becky on her responsiveness. Upon arrival, we discovered that one of the two heating units wasn't working. The weather was chilly and damp (January), so this posed a problem for us. Not to worry, though! As soon as we reported the issue, Becky sent her husband over with a space heather that we used each day as needed (we agreed that getting the existing heater serviced or repaired could wait until the apartment was unoccupied). Becky responded promptly to several questions we posed to her during out stay - she is a great host!
A few other notes . . . The stairs up to the apartment are steep, but that was fully disclosed in Becky's description of the place. There was a good bit of renovation occurring in buildings immediately around the property, so there were construction sounds (trucks, power tools) during the day at time. This didn't bother us at all (to us, the sounds of renovations are the sounds of progress and investment) and gave us an opportunity to admire how experienced crews can get work done in close quarters. We speculated that property owners were choosing to get work done because winter is off-season for tourists; visitors who arrive later in the season will have the benefit of seeing projects successfully completed and historic buildings all fixed up.
I would definitely recommend Becky's place for people who like an urban setting and enjoy the opportunity to experience European lifestyles as locals themselves do. We thoroughly enjoyed savoring the rich history and culture of Malta, especially Valletta, and we would highly recommend Malta to inquisitive travelers. It's a small but awesome country!