I rented the apartment during the summer for about a week in August, for my sister and 3 of her friends. Unfortunately I wasn't able to pick them up from the airport and lead them to the apartment due to work. Normally I would be a little worried about what to do, but not in this case. John suggested he could wait for them at the apartment and helped provide a taxi that would welcome them on the airport and bring them to the apartment. He suggested that before I even knew I couldn't pick them up as an option - it was a very pleasant surprise for me, as I didn't expect a host will go out of their way like this. Once there they had awesome experience - there was food provided by John as a welcome, even thought neither I or them expected that. Furthermore John provided them with directions, advice and was available for questions at any time.
To be honest I was surprised - this is probably the best experience I have had in renting a private house. The host went well beyond what was required of him to provide comfort and good experience for the guests. And they had an awesome time while in Malta.
The apartment itself was really good, clean and everything was working as advertised, and had a really good view on the terrace.
All in all - awesome apartment, awesome host and awesome experience for my sister and their friends.
My thanks again to John for everything he did.