The place is as beautiful as the pictures suggest (actually even better) . Michael was a very helpful host and always very quick to reply to any queries. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the house and Gozo. The village is calm and it is easy to get to places as nothing is very far in Gozo. We would not have wanted to be without the car and good map though. The village has a small shop, that to my delight even had gluten-free bread. There is a larger supermarket on the way to Victoria about 5 to 10 minutes drive away ( orange sign, Ta’ Dirjanu, google for details). Victoria has plenty of shops and supermarkets.
We loved the slightly slower pace of life on Gozo, we explored lots of bays, snorkelling places, beautiful cliffs and rocky bays. Small villages, lots of churches, good food, regular fireworks. Sadly due to the corona situation, we were not able to enjoy any festivals, would love to come back for those. We also did not eat out as much as we might have done, but the village has several restaurants.
The pool is bigger than the pictures suggest, the roof terrace a delight to star gaze in the evening or see the sun rise. The tiles around the house are beautiful. I suspect with very young children the house might be trickier, as the roof terrace is reached by a stairs. I would not want an exploring toddler up there with no one supervising. We loved the set up with the open court yard. A very relaxing place, restful, the kitchen has all the basics you need. Lovely to find salt and spices.
Space to spread out and have some space for each of us with the pool area, the court yard , balcony seating area, the living room, and the bed rooms. Worked well for a family of 4 with teenage children (there is an extra bedroom, that we did not see on our stay). Wifi good, but works best upstairs, again due to thick walls.
Comfy beds. The bed rooms downstairs keep cooler than the rest of the house due to the thick walls. Despite being amongst other houses, it was quiet and peaceful.
We would certainly be back. Felt a week was not long enough to explore it all. Not sure how people just do a day trip to Gozo.
This map served us very well as it includes all the little roads.
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The directions with pictures were great, once I realised that I needed to press ‘ Start check in’ on the Airbnb app to see them! Would not have found it without them!