We had a really good time at Clive & Gaby’s place. We stayed for three nights in November 2017.
Even though it was after midnight when our delayed flight arrived to Malta, Clive was cheerful and welcoming when he picked us up at the airport to bring us the short drive to his home. The penthouse studio as expected is at the top of the house but the climb up the stairs was enriched and shortened by Gaby’s wonderful Christmas decorations.
There was a lovely spread of snacks on the table to greet us and cans of beer and bottles of soft drink and water. There was cereal, cheese, meats, a pan of bread and biscuits and fruit sufficient for our breakfasts each morning. We thought that was a very nice gesture and made for a relaxing start to each day particularly on the first day when it was sunny and we had breakfast on our terrace.
The studio was super. The bedroom, sitting, dining and kitchen areas are all in one room but it is quite a large bright colourful and comfortable room. It accommodates six so it was very comfortable for two and we had lots of sofas to sit on. The small office room off the studio was useful for attending to some work emails and paperwork away from the main room. We both thought that every home could do with a small dedicated space like that.
The private internal terrace is cosy and secluded. The balcony on the other side also gives a nice view over the roof tops into the distance.
There were lots of towels and pillows. We didn’t use the utility room but it was available to us.
We played table football and darts each day and enjoyed our competitions.
Clive & Gaby live on the floor below. They left us to our own privacy but we knew they were available to us only a moment away if we wanted anything.
The area is residential and quiet but a short 8-10-minute walk brought us to St. Sebastian Church and a nice restaurant called Fredy’s Diner with the sub-title ‘You’d better be hungry’. The ‘Boss’ and ‘Staff’ there were great and friendly and the food was good. You can catch the bus from near there to Valetta bus station and then link to anywhere else in Malta. The bus home from Valetta stops just a couple of minutes’ walk from the studio. St. Sebastian church was worth a visit. Masses are on there from about 5:45-8.30am and again in 6pm in evening. All in all a great stay. Thank you to Clive & Gaby. We’ll be back.