Andrew’s place could not be more perfectly located. Steps from amazing restaurants and bars and minutes away from the gardens and local swimming spots off the coast of Valletta, yet it’s far enough away from Valletta’s main drag so that it’s perfectly quiet at night and most of the day. And when I say “far,” I mean just a 5 minute walk. Valletta isn’t that big after all!
The apartment is arranged over 3 levels. Main level is the kitchen (with a washing machine which really came in handy), upstairs is a living room with a couch and tv, and downstairs is the bedroom and shower/toilet. The bed itself was very comfortable.
We were there during July and it was very warm, well into the 80s and 90s. The only drawback to Andrew’s place is how humid it would get. Especially the basement. There are no windows to air it out down there, so there was a faint smell of mold and must. There is a dehumidifier, but it didn’t seem to help much (or maybe it needed to be emptied). Everything just felt a little damp. If you open up the front doors of the house for about an hour after you get home for the night, it helps matters a bit. Also, some hooks in the bathroom for the towels would have been helpful. We just ended up hanging our towels on the clothing rack in the bedroom. For the price and location, we were definitely willing to deal with this!
Malta is an amazing country and Andrew’s place was a great hime base to explore it all from.