Positives
- Great location - right in the heart of Valetta
- Clean
- Host was accessible/responsive
- Solid internet connection
- Quiet
- Good shower with warm water and good water pressure
Negatives
- Quite dark with minimal natural light (maybe a positive in the scorching heat, but in spring it was pretty chilly/dark and not very nice to just hang in)
- Bathroom strangely exposed with one full length window leading into the apartment and one full length window out to the courtyard (the toilet is visible to passerbys)
- Mattress is not of nice quality. It’s not the worst ever but you can definitely feel springs and there’s no padding. (Even my partner, who is less particular agreed the bed was not comfortable and the bedding was a bit grungy)
- Bare minimum items for use: one towel each in the bathroom, one pillow each in the bed, there were no sponges (host got us some when we asked) there was no coffee maker (we had to ask for that as well) one roll of toilet paper, no bathroom hand soap etc.
- Kitchen was a bit tinny - we could only get the induction stove to work half the time and the bottom cupboards could only be opened by reaching underneath them.
- No closet space to unpack or hang clothes
All in all, this place could use a bit of work making it more comfortable and user friendly - it’s not pleasant when you have to keep asking for things or thinking about how there isn’t xy or z (I.e no full length mirror, no rubbish bin in the WC, no floor mat next to shower so floor gets super wet, no hair dryer, etc etc) The owners of the unit (not the host, who is different) should come and stay for a week and consider what they would like if they were guests, as it feels like many things haven’t been considered and these small details make a big difference in ones stay.