Marylene was great! She couldn't meet us but arranged to have her sister meet us in her place. The house was clean and well kept. There was an unopened box of cereal, milk, a full loaf of very nice bread, plenty of bottled water, a bottle of Maltese wine, tea, coffee, soda, butter and jelly. The appliances were all new and working perfectly. The apartment itself was fantastic! Stylishly designed and executed while respecting it's historic roots. The location was wonderful, with everything we could possibly need being close by. It's also very near (maybe a 2 minute walk) to the sea and the promenade along the coast, which is incredible and totally accessible). Marylene provided a very useful guide to the neighborhood too. I would back up her recommendations too, by the way. One other thing: it's only a short (10-15 minutes maybe) walk to get from the apartment to the Sliema ferries, which makes Valletta essentially very close by. It's an easy walk and ferry ride to get to Valletta, and yet the part of Sliema that the apartment is in is peaceful and quiet, so you really have it all here. I will definitely be staying here again!