What an incredible place - take a chance on the stairs and go for it. It truly was a joy to spend 17 nights there - it began to feel like home. 59 steps from the ground floor to the door to the roof terrace which had the most amazing views across to Birgu and the super yachts tied up there. Spent many nights up there with sundowners watching the aerial acrobats of the pigeons and listening to the bells chiming.
On our arrival, Joe kindly met us at our car and travelled with us to find the best parking place for unloading. There isn’t any parking outside but we had no problem finding parking within a 10 minute walk (sometimes less!) If you rent a car, make sure to pull the wing mirrors in!!
Joe had brought local wine and gorgeous Maltese pastizzi (pasties) to welcome us. He also gave us a tour of where to go locally and honestly he couldn’t have been more accommodating. I messaged to ask if there were any umbrellas in the house, as we had heavy rain one day, there weren’t but next day brand new ones appeared for the guests to use!
The kitchen was very well equipped and very easy to cook in. Loved the daily rubbish schedule particularly for the organic waste recycling.
A full size washing machine and tumble dryer are in the utility room but I hung out the washing (pegs provided) and everything dried very quickly. There’s also an iron and ironing board.
The beds were very comfortable and the air conditioning very welcome. The showers were very powerful and because of the bare stone, it felt like you were showering in a cave!
We shopped locally at the Titanic supermarket, butchers, bakers and green grocers on Victoria Street (cash only but very cheap and lovely quality)
There are restaurants close by on the quay side and can highly recommend La Piratta for a special meal.
We travelled to Valletta via the ferry (very cheap) and also used the little water taxis which were great fun.
Sunday at Marsaxlokk fish market is a must and a leisurely lunch at La Capanna is recommended - but make sure to book in advance.
We bought the Heritage Malta passes for the museums and sites which is very good value and can be used on Gozo too.
We truly loved the property, the care shown by Joe, and being part of a local community rather than part of a commercial highly touristy area. We hope to return one day. Thank you Joe!