On arrival we were met by Joseph with a warm welcome. We were amazed at how beautiful and full of character the house was. It is spacious, has a good living space, offered everything we needed (being a family of 6), had a laundry room, cleaned to a high standard, heating (being Feb it was a little chilly in the evenings), Wi-Fi, it is close to transport, the promenade, good restaurants and local convenience shops.
The house is spread over 5 floors and at the top it leads out to a terrace with great views of Birgu (Vittoriosa). Unfortunately we didn't have the weather to sit out there with a bottle of wine to enjoy the views, on warmer evenings it would be a lovely spot.
Joseph is an incredible host. We was so gracious on our arrival and he took us for a wee walk around the local area in Senglea, pointed out the best places to get the things we needed and offered an abundance of information and history on the area and beyond. Joseph, who also has a love of sharing his knowledge on Malta and its (incredible) history organised, on request, a day trip around the island for us, the added bonus is that we had him as the tour guide. We found this really beneficial as we saw places that we would not have seen otherwise on our short stay, and we had that 'local' touch.
The house is located in an area where you feel part of the local life. We loved having the windows open listening to the ladies down the street talking to each other leaning out of their windows, or on the street. Seemed so authentic to how I imagined the life on the narrow streets to be in Malta.
We caught the ferry which is about a 10 minute beautiful walk (very easy to get to and cheap to travel) to Valletta where we spent the day, we didn't try the buses but the terminal was only a couple of minutes walk from the house. Everything seemed to be easily accessible.
Our only regret is that we were not there for longer!