Our family of five (kids 11, 6 and 4) just spent a week at Mariella's Fort Chambray apartment.

Everything was magnificent - we found the duplex apartment very well furnished with high quality furniture and luxurious fixtures - it looks even better in real life than in the photos. No cheap Ikea stuff inside :).

The building is new and everything inside is new, despite Fort Chambray being a historical complex. The views from the two balconies are amazing - we all loved watching the numerous ships, motorboats and yachts come and leave in the port and the marina down below. The kitchen equipment is also brand new, utensils were plentiful and we ended up having breakfast and dinner on the roof terrace almost every morning and evening, enjoying the views and the sunsets.

The giant shared pool was just 1 minute away from our door within the same complex, with sun loungers available for free use. Fort Chambray was still a new complex with few tenants at the time of our stay, so almost all the time we practically had the pool for just ourselves.

The entire area is very quiet and secure, it is effectively a gated community - so no random strangers around apartment buildings or around the pool. At the same time the Mgarr harbor and the ferry terminal is just 12 minutes walk downhill away (or a 2 minutes drive, but weren't renting a car).

A small supermarket is also a 9-minute walk away. We bought all our food there - it stays open until 7pm (except on Sundays).

The owner, madame Mariella, is a very friendly and cool lady with great command of English, she kindly picked us up at Mgarr harbour upon arrival via ferry from Malta, drove us all to the apartment in her car and then spent half an hour showing us around, explaining everything in the apartment, giving recommendations on good restaurants nearby, etc. Mariella also had the fridge stuffed with fresh food items, water, soft drinks, fruits and even wine for our use - talk about a welcome gift package! :-)

We went to Malta's Melieha beach on one day just to try it out - but headed back to the tranquility of Fort Chambray after just a couple of hours there! We did another half-day trip from the Mgarr Harbor by private motorboat to snorkel in Blue Lagoon and elsewhere around Comino - but for the rest of the stay both the adults and the kids in our party chose to stay around the pool in the Fort Chambray at all times.

Reliable free wifi, bathroom and beach towels - all great.

All in all, our stay in Mariella's apartment exceeded all expectations - and we've stayed in quite a few nice villas and apartments in Spain, Tenerife, Bali, Thailand, etc - so we can compare.

Can't recommend it strongly enough to both families and couples seeking a quiet vacation in a 5* location with superb panoramic views!