The apartment is excellently located in a quiet area away from the bulk of the tourists but only a few blocks' walk to the main sights of Valletta. The apartment had everything I needed. The hosts (Alexiei's dad, in my case) are kind and easily available nearby; a corner store was also a few doors down for cheap groceries. One warning: there isn't much ventilation, so if you do laundry, prepare for things to remain damp even after a couple days. But the fact that there is a laundry machine here at all is so convenient! There is something magical about living just below the Lower Barakka gardens at the edge of the fortress. . . .