Casa Asti

This hotel is in an excellent location close to the main attractions and some of great restaurants. The room is a giod size but expect tonuse the balcony as they're tiny. The bathroom is the same you have to squeeze between the toilet and sink to get into the shower. The are a number of stairs to the third floor along dark corridors as the lights take a while to come on which is disconcerting in the dark. I only ever saw one staff member briefly on check in and can't say they were particularly helpful. The reception area is not manned throughout the day so don't expect much help to organise trips or to get recommendations for restaurants.

This is a beautiful building and a perfect location, with lovely rooms. You can walk to everything. They have gone to a lot of trouble to think of every detail. From a decent size trashcan and extra luggage racks, to ensuring the lamp switches are visible on the cord, the beds and linens were very comfortable. They also run a café in front of the hotel. Which is lovely, and keeps them quite busy, but if you have a problem, you know where to find them :-) it is true that there is music Friday and Saturday night, and it is loud if you are in the front of the building. But it stops at 11, and frankly we enjoyed the music. The night we were there, it was mostly “rat pack”… Sinatra et cetera. They do not have a guest laundry, but on the next street there is a small laundromat. To wash and dry a load of laundry costs about €10. Don’t miss the Hypogeum or the Tarxien temples!