A very beautiful apartment with stunning views out to the sea from the roof top, complete with infinity pool.
Very clean, spacious/ comfortable enough for no more than 6 I would say (there was just the two of us that stayed but had booked for more originally).
Gaynor was a brilliant host. Answered all our questions, replied to messages within minutes. We had an issue with the electrics tripping upstairs, she came out immediately and rectified the issue.
The town has little in it. There is a restaurant/take away few minutes walk from the apartment with very nice food and reasonably priced. You need to plan going to a supermarket, the shops nearby are not overly reliable with their opening times and do not sell everything you’ll need. The Smart City had a couple of nice places to eat but is not much there. Mostly doesn’t come to life until gone 5pm. There is a cafe there that opens during the day. We went there for lunch whilst we waited for check in.
There are a lot of steps leading up to the apartment (third floor apartment) and no hand rails. This was ok for us, but any elderly person or someone with mobility issues would really struggle. It was a little bit of a mission carrying heavy bags upstairs.
There is a bus stop opposite, very reliable timings. Our debit cards did scan with the contactless and so we needed to use cash. Make sure you have very small notes or exact change. €2 a person for 2 hours travel. Really easy to get around. Download the Bolt app for cheap taxis. Very easy to get anywhere on the island. Three cities was lovely and plenty of restaurants.
Lots of construction happening all over the island so research where you are going. We went to Marsaxlokk and the beach there was awful, a construction site one side and a sewage pipe emptying into the water. I had heard amazing stuff about the fishing village but this did put a downer in things. We stayed for lunch and then returned to the villa to use the pool.
A wonderful stay. Only marked down by the location, price was a little much for where it was, similar prices for hotels and apartments in the north of the island nearer to more tourist areas such as St Julians. A great place nonetheless.
I probably wouldn’t bring children here, I think they would find the location a little boring.
Thanks to Gaynor for a great stay.