The Library apartment is just as lovely as the photos, and Valletta is a fascinating city. This is definitely a stylish and well-located place to stay for the price, and we'd recommend it, but there are a few things we hope will be changed eventually to make it even better.
Pros:
>Beautiful space. The bathroom is very cool, and the hammock in the Maltese balcony is really comfy! It's clear a lot of consideration went into making it a cosy, stylish place.
>Excellent location. You're very close to the city centre, but also right by St Elmo's fort, and can see the sea from your window.
>The roof terrace is a gorgeous, and has excellent views across the city.
>The free snacks and drinks in the room (most of them local favourites, eg Cisk beer) were a thoughtful touch.
>Quick responses to most of our messages, which was helpful.
>There's a very cute ginger cat which was outside to greet us most mornings!
Cons:
>The door system is infuriating! It usually took us several minutes to get through the door from the street (even after watching the check-in explanation video), and usually a couple more minutes to get into our apartment. Other people staying there were having the same issues, too.
>Though the listing says shampoo is provided, there's only hand soap and shower gel - very nice stuff, but not shampoo! When we asked where it was we were told to just use the shower gel, so be sure to bring some with you if you want actual shampoo/conditioner.
>There's a small kitchen space in the apartment, but the main one (with pots, plates, utensils etc) is up by the roof terrace. It has two gas rings, but they're right by the fire/heat alarm, so just boiling pasta made the alarm go off twice! Luckily there are loads of great restaurants in Valletta, so it wasn't a big deal, but I don't think it'd be usable if you wanted to self cater.
>Some light and noise from the street (and noise from the apartment above), so bring an eye mask and ear plugs if you'll need them to sleep. It's not near the nightlife area or anything though - the noise was usually just cars going by or people talking - and in the morning beautiful church bells, which we actually liked!
Hope this review is helpful. It's a really lovely place to stay, a beautiful apartment in a sensitively restored building in this historic city.