Experience Nirvana

Sue and Fran are two amazing hosts who really made us feel welcome and who want to make sure that their guests have a good stay. We had a couple of things that did not work and they were being very responsive and proactive. The communication with them was excellent and clear. We asked if we could have something to cover the windows as there were no blinds when we arrived and Sue came in later with the handyman and installed a blind in the bedroom. The apartment is really beautiful and nice. The kitchen was fully equipped making it easy to prepare meals. The washing machine worked well. The showers were good.

There's a massive government construction site directly outside that makes navigating the area tricky. We were expecting trees and greenery outside (like in the picture), but it was concrete, traffic and cranes. It's not the hosts’ fault of course, but some warning would have been helpful managing our expectations. The windows do a good job of keeping noise down and since the bedrooms are at the back, it wasn't a problem for sleeping (and it's quiet at night). There was also in-building renovation which we heard only for one day.

Een heel mooi appartement, goed ingericht en zeer vriendelijk onthaal

Niets

Świetna lokalizacja, ładny widok z okna(mimo trwającej budowy parku, po jego ukończeniu apartament zyska jeszcze piękniejszy widok z okna ) Właściciele mili i pomocni. Wszystko zgodne z opisem.

Miejscami lekko niedostrzegane(np pod kanapą). Nie można było zamknąć jednego z głównych okien w salonie(uszkodzony zamek), przy małym dziecku może się to źle skończyć.

We were at a location that if you went one way you were in a very trendy eating and shopping area, and if you hopped on a bus and went the other direction, it would take you into the old part of Valletta. So we bought a 5 day bus pass and went everywhere with that. Unfortunately there was active construction happening right outside the front doorway that took a lot away from the view. The windows had great insulation and the bedrooms were at the back of the apartment, so the construction noise and any traffic noises were minimal, The set up inside the apartment was spacious and the rooms were generous enough that you could lay out your suitcases and not trip over them that much. There were two bathrooms, so we each had our own which was nice, but there is absolutely no counterspace in one. I used a bedside table and a decorative basket for my pills/ brush and toothbrush, but it would have been a problem if two people were using that bathroom for any length of time.

The keys were supposed to be in the lock box out front, but no keys were to be found. We had to wait about 40 minutes for the landlord to arrive with keys. He offered to set us up with some information for possible guided tours with a local, but never got back to us. I sent a few inquires regarding recycling as it was not clear and there was no information regarding that in their "intro book". I sent texts directly to the number I called upon arrival for the keys and two days later I sent an inquiry on the Booking,com site. There is actually a card asking you to make inquiries before leaving a bad review, so it surprised me that no one got back to us. So, other than to get the keys and then to get a review after we left, the landlords did not communicate with us. The heater in the living room did a fantastic job heating the common areas of the apartment, but the bedrooms were a bit cool, so we both tried the ductless heat pumps. Neither one really did anything to heat the rooms, and the one in mine was so loud that it wasn't worth the headache for the little amount of heat it actually gave out. There are no closets or drawers in my room, so I used the decorative baskets to put things in. More hangers would have been nice as we had 7 to share between 2 women. There are curtains around one bed but a functional mosquito net in both bedrooms would have been nice. I have no idea how...but the little buggers got into the apartment somehow with all the windows closed. I'm allergic to mosquito bites and they loved me. I did not mind that there was no TV in the place, but a radio would have been a nice touch to break up the quite. And lastly...one kitchen drawer was the bane of our existence. The slides must have been unlevel as the drawer was constantly opening up on it's own. We tried moving items around in the drawer and then to not use it at all. We finally wedged a piece of paper towel into the edge of the drawer to keep it shut.