Great place to stay away from the busy tourist areas but easy to access them. Great bar/cafe in the square, 13 Euro taxi into the centre of Valletta, 30 minutes walk to the Grand Harbour at Birgu. Exceptional place to stay if you're looking for a quiet retreat with local interest.
A beautiful historic building with plenty of outdoor space to enjoy the sunshine. Spotlessly clean and really helpful hosts who met us at the airport. We drove all over the island and would recommend a hire car in order to be able to do this. Highly recommended
An interesting house to stay in - beautifully restored. A bit different from the usual holiday home. We enjoyed the upstairs patio and the jacuzzi. The bedroom was comfortable. Kitchen well equipped and had everything we needed. Adrian met us when we arrived and was very helpful in suggesting local places to visit - and the nearest supermarket.
From start to finish the experience was wonderful
Hosts met us and gave us a brief tour of the house including a fridge full of goodies to welcome us
The house was wonderful with a lovely courtyard and roof garden for those lovely evenings with a bottle of wine
Did not want to leave !!
Would highly recommend this gem
Lovely place to stay very clean and welcoming has everything you need. Also bought some bits for the fridge to start us off with. Very helpful. Short walk to local shop and pharmacy, bakery , butchers also bus stops. I would highly recommend staying here we had a great time. And the owners are only a phone call or message away if you need help.
My partner & I had a wonderful 5 day break in the Ta Drinu.
Mary Rose and Adrian have done an amazing job of renovation to a historic house and the jacuzzi was very welcome after a days walking.
Everyone was so friendly in the local village and the harbour bars & restaurants of Birgu were only 30 mins walk.
We would thoroughly recommend.
My husband and I stayed for over a week here and we loved every moment. Mary Rose and Adrian were the perfect hosts. They were extremely easy to communicate with and were there on site when we arrived. They gave us a tour and even stocked the fridge with some essentials for us! My husband and I relaxed in the jacuzzi each night while planning out the next day of our trip. We highly recommend a stay at one of of Mary Rose and Adrian's properties. 5 star hosts for sure!
Mary Rose and Adrian are terrific, promptly answering our questions and offering lots of tips and advice. Their home is unique - a true Malta experience - and we loved it. The town continues to reflect the Maltese culture, which we especially appreciated. It's within walking distance of all sorts of interesting places, and handy to a bus stop that can take you to Valetta and beyond.You should go!
Such a unique place to stay and a fantastic property.
Communication with the hosts was second to none, they arranged our transfer, with Frank, and there was a lovely surprise with the welcome bits and pieces.
Location was ideal. Local shops were handy and the bakery had super fresh bread.
We purchased the 7 day bus pass for only 21euros and found this a great way to get in and out of Valletta and other areas of Malta.
We would highly recommend this property for a wonderful stay, especially with the jacuzzi, what a way to relax at the end of a busy sight seeing day.
Thank you to Mary Rose and Adrian.
We arrived at the apartment after a short journey from the airport and weâre shown around. It is an absolutely beautiful and you will not be disappointed! People were friendly and we loved our taxi driver, Frank, who was always available to take us places whenever asked. Amazing historical places to visit a bus or taxi ride away. If you are looking for sandy beaches, you will need to travel quite far e.g. West or North of Malta. Otherwise, we had an amazing time!
Thank you.
What can we say about this stunning house in the centre of Zabbar. From the start to the finish of our little Christmas and Birthday break everything was just perfect. Mary Rose and Adrian couldnt do enough, we were picked up by Julian who was lovely and met at the house by Adrian who showed us around inside and explained everything. We had water, milk, fresh bread, butter, fresh eggs, ham, cheese and some local beer left as a welcome package which was so kind. Amenities were great, a bakery across the road and a 24hr shop around the corner which was so useful. The house is only a 30 minute walk or Uber ride to lovely Birgu waterfront where there are lots of bar restaurents available, our favourite was Boa where we ate for my birthday meal on Christmas Eve. Adrian and Mary Rose have thought of everything, you can go out exploring in the day and then relax in the hot tub watching the tv or sitting up on the amazing roof terrace, what more can you ask for. We will be definitely be spreading the word on this lovely little hidden gem to all our friends and family and would not hesitate in recommending booking a stay. Everything was just absolutely perfect. Thank you very much Ceri and Tony, Newport, South Wales.
We were already impressed by the presentation of the villa on this page, but in reality it's even better. Although this is a house for 2 persons, the livingroom is huge and overcomplete (with jacuzzi!!!) but still cosy. There is also a seperate diningroom, a kitchen and a bathroom on the groundfloor. The bedroom (again with bathroom and toilet) and roofterrace are situated on the second floor. The owners really did their best by reconstructing this old house into a modern villa without loosing the character. Although this part of the island is quiet busy (lots of traffic) you won't notice all of that while you're indoors. You'll only be surrounded by locals doing their daily things. We really would recommend this house to everybody. This truly is Zabbar's hidden gem!!!
We had a wonderful stay in this unique property. The hosts were always prompt in communicating and we felt warmly welcomed and well taken care of. Loved it!
Loved staying at Taâ Drinu. Very spacious and equipped very well. Mary Rose even included food items and bottled water. Zabbar is a quiet, not touristy neighborhood away from the hustle and bustle of Valletta - relaxing and so quiet at night. Easy walk to bus stops for transit to anywhere in Malta. Wonderful stay.
Die Unterkunft ist traumhaft schön und gemĂŒtlich. Wir haben jede Sekunde genossen. Die Unterkunft war sehr sauber und mit allem ausgestattet, was man benötigt.
ParkplĂ€tze sind in der nĂ€heren Umgebung (1min bis maximal 3min FuĂweg) ausreichend vorhanden.
Durch Adrian wurden wir freundlich begrĂŒĂt und in alles eingewiesen. Auch in die Parkplatzsituation, wenn ein Markt stattfindet.
Die Unterkunft liegt in einer ruhigen Gasse, fern ab vom Tourismus und somit (in unseren Augen) einfach perfekt. In der NĂ€he gibt es ein paar kleinere GeschĂ€fte, wo man alles kaufen kann, was man benötigt. (Die Backwaren sind ein Gedicht und das Obst und GemĂŒse vom netten Ă€lteren Herren neben an ist wahnsinnig lecker!)
Alles in allem können wir nur positiv ĂŒber die Unterkunft sowie Rose und Adrian sprechen. Die beiden sind stĂ€ndig erreichbar und unterstĂŒtzen, wo immer man Hilfe benötigt.
Wir kommen ganz sicher wieder!
Unterkunft und Lage waren einfach super - keine typische Touristengegend, sondern ein Haus inmitten eines ursprĂŒnglichen, maltesischen Ortes. Die Menschen dort sind einfach nur nett - und das gilt auch fĂŒr Mary Rose.
Einen Stern muss ich leider abziehen, weil wĂ€hrend unseres Aufenthaltes direkt nebenan zwei Baustellen waren, die Montags bis Samstags ab dem frĂŒhen Morgen einen wahnsinnigen LĂ€rm gemacht haben - dafĂŒr konnte natĂŒrlich Mary Rose nichts, trotzdem hat es unseren Aufenthalt ziemlich belastet.
Nichtsdestotrotz: vielen lieben Dank Mary Rose!!!
Das Objekt ist wunderschön und die Gastgeber sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Man könnte sicher die ausgelegte Mappe noch etwas verbessern. Aber die Unterkunft an sich wĂŒrden wir weiter empfehlen.
Es ist ein wirklich tolles, altes Haus mit Whirlpool und Dachterrasse. Man ist mittendrin im Stadtleben, es ist absolut untouristisch dort, was uns sehr gut gefallen hat.
Herzlichen Dank an Mary Rose dafĂŒr, dass sie zum Flughafen gekommen ist und uns zum Haus geleitet hat. Auch der gefĂŒllte KĂŒhlschrank, den wir bei der Ankunft vorfanden, ein weiterer Pluspunkt, ist keine SelbstverstĂ€ndlichkeit.
Mother of three and hence quite busy all year round! I work from home and together with my husband we take great care of our properties. We love old houses and adore restoring them to their original beauty!
As soon as we entered the property, even though it was in a really bad state, we fell in love with it and instantly knew it had a great potential to be transformed in a beautiful and romantic holiday home.