Josette's place was the perfect location for our 6am flight. It is 20 minutes walk from the airport and about 5 minutes by taxi. It worked out fine for us. Since the Malta airport has no airport hotel, Josette's place is the best location you can get if you need a place near the airport when flying in/out.
Josette was very communicative, all responses were really fast and she sent in check in instruction well ahead of my check in. It was easy to follow. We did not get to meet Josette since we had a short stay, but she sounded nice.
A few things for people booking:
- There is no A/C in this place. We didn't think to check when we book it, and not knowing the heat in Malta, would probably have booked it anyways. A fan is provided, but it was still really hard for us, even though the day we checked in, it already cooled down (in Malta standard) to the mid 20s.
- There is no wall separating the toilet and shower to the bedroom/sleeping area. You cannot tell from the pictures, but it was a bit shocking for us. The bed is facing the toilet and shower with no walls between them. There are thin shower curtain you can pull, but it doesn't hide very much. My husband and I spent about 5 minutes being shocked at this fact when we saw the room. We are not shy around each other or anything, but we'd still love some privacy. I can imagine if you're not a couple booking this place, things would get awkward fast.
Finally, advice about finding the place:
- Google does not give you the right address. I use Gmail, and I trust Gmail to automatically populate all my travel itinerary to my Google Map (it worked in all places I go to, in Europe, Asia, North America, but not in Malta apparently). Google map shows me Josette's place is about 2 blocks from where she actually is. I suggest that, once you get to the area, check the address she gives you and follow the number, don't rely on Google Map. As with most places in Malta, Google Map is inaccurate, if not plainly wrong.