My main complaint is that the photos do not do justice to this wonderful (and very large!) apartment. We had never been to Malta before, and staying in a stylish, modern and seemingly recently renovated apartment within an old building on a quiet street was a great introduction.

We were greeted by Michael's father, who showed us around the apartment - there is a large living room with a flat screen TV (which has HDMI ports, for those of you who bring your laptops/iPads with you); a kitchen with brand new appliances and all the pots and pans etc. you need; a huge bedroom with plenty of storage space and a bathroom with a very large shower (which is also a rain shower).

The apartment has high ceilings throughout, and plenty of light - giving it a wonderful airy feel. The apartment retained lots of the old features of the townhouse - the cute enclosed balcony; the old shutters and the dividing doors - whilst having all modern conveniences (such as powerful yet quiet air conditioning in the rooms), and being in seemingly brand-new condition.

It's well located - a couple of minutes from the seafront, and within walking distance of a supermarket and pharmacy. We didn't spend a huge amount of time in the St Julian's / Sliema area, but that didn't really matter - it's very easy to get around the island(s). If you wanted to rent a car, you could also probably park on the street in the road below (the flat is next to an old stone bridge spanning the road to the sea).

It's hard to think of negatives - we did notice some ants walking around, but since we didn't leave any food out they didn't bother us. Are far as problems go, there really were none. The place is great. Another bonus was that Kenneth let us check out at a later time to accommodate our 5pm flight. We could not have had a nicer stay if we tried. Highly recommend!