The house, together with the friendly staff, feels like home. The house is very well maintained (extensively cleaned every day, very fast repairs when necessary, e.g. a power outlet was fixed within a day). The staff is very responsive to requests (or even providing services you didn't request, e.g. providing an extra pillow and an anti-mosquito device).

The room is good for working on a laptop; it has enough power outlets, it has a comfortable desk, and it has an ergonomic (as in, with proper armrests) chair. There are also spaces outside of the room to work, including e.g. a whole fancy kind-of-like-a-gaming chair.

The neighbourhood is excellent; trip three times and you are on the ferry to Valletta, and you have an absolutely fantastic bakery-factory next door (it doesn't look like a shop, all the bread gets baked almost in front of your eyes, they have a great variety of utterly delicious products for a super cheap price).

All in all, absolutely fantastic, definitely recommend!

Decent Guesthouse
Quirky Guesthouse 100 metres from the waterfront of Sliema. Got all the basics if that is what you want.

Ultimately, 'Cheap and cheerful'. would recommend to the solo traveler just looking for somewhere to sleep and nothing fancy.

We are mother and 9 year old son and we travel a lot. Before booking we read some negative reviews and were curious to understand what we would find. We found a wonderful house that thrilled us, a spacious room with freshly laundered sheets and a fan, always clean bathroom and shower with a washing machine available and a bright kitchen with everything you need. Traveling with a child is not easy if you are alone but at Five Trees we didn't have the feeling of being alone, on the contrary, we met delightful people, the Australian gentleman always with a ready joke, the smiling English lady, the very polite girls in the blue room and then even Mr. Carmelo, the baker who creates his wonders at night, yes because at night the room fills with an irresistible scent and in the morning with just 50 cents you can eat the best apple tarts in the world. Special thanks to Claire who gave us her music and contagious smile, a special and very serious girl who keeps everything impeccable. A very big hug to Maja because all the sacrifices and efforts always pay off, there is heart in Five Trees and it shows, we will definitely be back. Elena and Orso 🐻😎

I had a great check-in experience at 5 Trees. I felt very welcomed by the staff. The place is cute and inviting. I reserved the purple room, which is quite spacious with a sofa, three beds and a television. There is complimentary water and tea/coffee and the kitchen is equipped. The location is a few minute walk from the seaside. The house is very clean. I will definitely stay here again when I return to Malta.

Very friendly and helpful staff, a great location in the heart of old Sliema but close to the ferry to Valletta, and housed in an original unaltered Maltese house full of character. It's right next door to a classic wood-fired bakery and an old-skool corner shop (try to spend some money in both to support real local people!). Shared bathrooms but they're kept clean. Good free WiFi.

On the downside, there is low water pressure so the showers are a bit poor. And if you have the ground floor room like me, you will find it quite noisy from the street outside - bakery delivery vans start at 04:00! Bear in mind also that the place is not actually a "..breakfast", but there is a kitchen to make your own!

Overall it's a basic place, but has a lot of character and is good value for money. It's more suited to the young/young at heart type, than older people.