Marianne kindly picked us up from the ferry port and drove us to the villa on our arrival to Gozo. The villa is big, light and beautiful, the photos do not do it justice. It was all very clean and lovely. The pool is amazing, it's very private and quiet and we spent hours relaxing in the sunshine. Wifi is available and there is a washing machine etc which was handy. The terrace is huge with a lovely table and seating area next to the barbecue. Whilst there was only 2 of us, the villa could comfortably sleep 7 as there are 3 bathrooms and lots of communal space.

Qala is an amazing place. We walked down to Hondoq bay which is beautiful, from the small harbour you can get boats over to the blue lagoon on Comino and the views are incredible. There are so many lovely churches and stunning sights around the island, it has a very quiet and peaceful feel. The square is very friendly, we ate out most evenings in the local restaurants which were great and very cheap compared to the UK. We also ventured to Victoria and some of the surrounding villages which were worth visiting.

Although we only saw Marianne and her husband briefly in passing during our stay, Marianne kept us updated about public holidays and things that were going on locally, she was very friendly, helpful and generally lovely. She also kindly dropped us off at the ferry terminal when we were heading back to Malta which made the process very stress free. We will definitely be venturing back to Marianne's beautiful villa in the future :)