4/10 Poor
Les S.
13 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Air Conditioning Inadequate in Summer
Stayed August 2024. Excellent location. Close to supermarket, restaurants. Apt clean, nice outdoor patio with views. Furniture is sparse. Small couch in the living room, dinette table with chairs. Be aware if you rent during the summer. 2 air conditioning units. Use (per book in the apartment) is limited. Only run one AC unit at a time. Do not cool below 22 C (72F). Using both AC units will cause overload and shut down. To cool bedroom for sleeping turn off the living room AC and wait for the bedroom to cool. Instructions on how to reset the breakers provided. For hot water to shower turn off the AC and turn on the hot water heater and give it two hours. Fine in the cooler months. With extreme summer heat, especially given the top floor location with sun exposure, it was intolerable. The AC could not bring the temperature down. Per the manager this is common in Malta and it is “healthier to keep the temperature between 24 degrees C and 26 degrees C (75 and 79 degrees F)”. She stated they don’t keep the apartment cool before guests arrive as this is “a waste of electricity”. She stated the Maltese hardly switch the boiler on in the summer because the water is hot enough for them without it. Not acceptable and not comfortable. We left the unit and checked into a nice Marriott hotel that had great air conditioning and plenty of hot water for our stay. This would be an okay place to stay in the cooler months but definitely would not stay here in the summer.
Les S.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024