In Malta for 10 weeks, this is the first apart of 3 we are staying in, this one takes 3rd place!
The good points are:-
- Large, good size living area
- Large bathroom
- Well equipped kitchen
- Utility room was a benefit
- Private parking was definitely a bonus
- Good, quiet location, not a far walk to the centre.
Some not so good points:-
- Cleaners could have made a better job considering they were given extra time, we couldn’t check in until 5pm.
- No soap, cleaning stuff, rubbish bags, toiletries etc, there was only a wee bit of washing up liquid.
- Spent (or wasted) almost 2 hours of our time going thru inventory as there was a monitory value against each item only to be told the owners were aware of most missing items, just hadn’t updated it!!!
- Couldn’t sleep in larger main bedroom with double bed as :- Mattress is very, VERY badly stained (sent owners photos, owners told us they were not made aware by cleaners, owners parent supplied mattress topper 4 days later but still couldn’t sleep on it); Ceiling light was flickering and fan not working (owners parents tried to fix but couldn’t, this was our only light as no bedside lights til later in week when owners parents supplied new ones); Mould on main wall (although owner’s parent said the wall just needed cleaned/wiped).
We slept in small bedroom and used larger main bedroom as dressing room (only one small single wardrobe and desk in that room - no drawers etc).
When we asked owner for extra pillows and bed linen (no guarantee sheets can be washed and dried and back on bed on same day, not even in sunny Malta) we had to explain why we required them as owner said she was confused and thought we were complaining!!! We were only given one thin pillow each, (we used the ones in the spare room so had 2 thin pillows each but apartment should have had 8) one set of bed linen (on beds) and only one small bath and hand towel each (again we had all of 2 each by using ones in spare room) FOR 4 WEEKS!!!
The owners parents were very nice and helpful and did their best to sort out all the issues, also supplied us with extra towels and bedding and had been in contact with us to make sure all was ok.
We are now nearing the end of our time in Malta and in the final apartment. Compared to this apartment, the other 2 are to a MUCH higher standard, for the same price!!!! Very comfortable, plenty of fresh towels, bed linen, cleaning stuff and toiletries. The owners are also very pleasant.