Name: The Host Boutique Guesthouse
Address: 39 Mrabat Street, Sliema, Sliema, Sliema, SLM 1500, Malta
Rating: 9

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Choosing a local Malta house for our  visit was the best decision ever, but Will Abela, who later became our friend, absolutely enriched our stay there.

His house is at the very center to everywhere, very clean and has a decoration of an excuisite taste. But above all, this experience is something you cannot simply buy with a credit card:))

I would definitely recommend Will's place for an unforgettable holiday in Malta.

Wanna go there again and again...

We had chosen the host boutique experience because of the great reviews on Tripadvisor and our first experience was very positive. We had booked a taxi through the hotel and heard the owner check with the driver that he had found us.The owner was also there to greet us when we arrived and helped us carry the suitcases up the stairs which was nice as there is no elevator. However, the rest of our three nights' stay was rather disappointing. The a/c started rattling and dripping the first night which made it difficult to sleep. And although the owner had said he would meet us for breakfast the following day to explain what to see and how to get around Malta, he never turned up. We explained the problem with the a/c to the staff whose solution was to replace the wet  towel we had put under the the dripping air conditioner. And as the staff could not find the owner who was supposed to tell us about the area, and as they did not seem to know very much themselves, we asked if we could at least get a map. They did not have any maps either, so it was left to us to look for a hotel where we could get one. After a second night where we had to turn the air conditioner off so that we could sleep, we finally got to see the owner who then brought us a fan. Maybe we would have felt differently about hotel if we had not read the positive reviews, but as it was, we were not very impressed.

Cool decor, friendly owner but less than impressive  staff and quality

The Host Boutique Guesthouse is at the top of a hill above Balluta bay, when we first arrived we were put into the Chinese room, this was quite a small room and quite dark as there wasn’t any natural light let into the room and the staff at the guesthouse kindly moved us into the Africa room which was a lot lighter and larger. We used this as an ideal base to see the island so we only spent time here for sleeping on the large bed and for breakfast. We knew that there wasn’t a kettle, fridge or TV in any of the rooms but as Malta has so much for people to view we knew it was unlikely we wouldn’t have had time to use them. Breakfast was adequate although a bit of variety in the morning would be nice. 
Outside the guesthouse is a bus stop for getting into Valletta, and down the hill in Ballutta bay there are many more buses which run more frequently that will take you to your desired destination. 
Travellers tips: It is worth getting a weekly bus pass for 21 Euros as it gives you unlimited travel throughout the Islands of Malta and Gozo, also if you don’t want to get a bout from Sliema to Gozo you can get a bus to Cirkewwa and get a return ticket to and from Gozo on the car ferry for 4.65 Euros which cross about every 45 minutes. There is also an app (tallinja) for the bus routes and times.

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