**Do read all reviews (especially those corresponding to the time of year you wish to visit) before booking.**

Though I never met Claudette, she was very organised with the booking and the taxi driver was there on arrival to pick me up. A neighbour/friend was also there to show me around the apartment and was very pleasent and helpful as many Maltese are.

The apartment is very well located to the beautiful Valletta and is literally 5mins walk from the main entrance and taxi/bus rank. So this can serve as a great hub to visit the island. The apartment is in a typical Maltese house on the ground floor. The walls are lime stone and gives the very authentic Maltese experience. The lower ground floor was not accessible to me but had 2 rooms, kitchen, a dining area as well as tv area.

However some points for consideration. Whilst cleaned on arrival, there is a very distinct smell caused by damp and mold. The sheets provided therefore carried this smell and felt sticky at night.

The bathroom had a rather unpleasant drainage smell from the shower and signs of mold as well. The toilet also leaks quite badly and I had to use spare towels to contain the puddles of the water in the bathroom.

Also it rained heavily one day, and there was a dripping roof leak as well as several large puddles covering 1/3 of the floor space in the dining area. However this was the only room affected and given the climate, clears fast. It was just lucky that the floor was clear at the time.

Unfortunately a combination of damp, a leaking toilet and flooded dining room made the experience not as enjoyable as I hoped. Also the internet is a 3G usb key, and not wifi. But this is in the advert.

In all given the location and price, this is still great value for money - I was a little unlucky with the weather, but grateful to avoid some other experiences as other reviewers have stated.