Dar Ta Nina is just a two minute walk away from Xaghra's beautiful square with its excellent selection of restaurants and bars.
This stunning five bed roomed, 300 year old house of character is a haven of peace and tranquillity and has been tastefully furnished throughout.
Our luxury and spacious holiday villa is perfect for family and group trips.
Featured in the Sunday Times (UK Newspaper) Times Travel, Best Villas in Malta, July 13th 2022.
The space
Guests and friends say that the house has the feel and style of a baronial castle due to its central wrought iron chandelier, original thick walls, high ceilings and galleried stairways.
Set over three floors with a private outside pool and garden patio, the house has been fully renovated to exacting standards. Our home contains many original features including high ceilings, huge wooden beams, traditional Maltese/Gozitan floor tiles and a wealth of stone arches.
The craftsmen built kitchen includes a polished marble counter top and a larger than standard fridge freezer.
A large capacity stainless steel oven with five burner hob offers holiday chefs the opportunity to create their own dining experience.
We like to cook and entertain and have therefore provided high grade pots, pans and utensils along with restaurant quality crockery, cutlery and glassware.
A full sized built in dishwasher takes care of the washing up!
The handmade dining table will easily seat 10 to 12 guests and is overlooked by a feature lit ancient rubble wall, set within a tall stone arch and has views out to the swimming pool and garden.
The thoughtfully designed garden area is also equipped with a 10/12 seater dining table and chairs along with a brick built barbecue, stainless steel sink and ambient lighting to enjoy the lazy Gozitan evenings.
The garden also features an ancient and functional freshwater well that is covered by a laminated glass top for the safety of our guests.
The lounge area features an L shaped handmade sofa, another three seater sofa and a 55 inch Samsung OLED Smart TV linked to an Amazon Fire TV Cube (Internet) giving access to Amazon Prime TV and Netflix.
You will also find a DVD Blue-ray player and a good selection of hit movies. An Xbox and a selection of games will keep the youngsters happy.
For music lovers we have a John Lewis streaming system where you can access internet radio from around the world, DAB & FM radio for local stations.
You can also stream music from your Spotify account or via Bluetooth from your personal device.
Our home is equipped with an eero 6 dual- band mesh Wi-Fi 6 system providing ultra fast high speed internet access throughout the whole of the house.
The WiFi speed test shows the following speeds:
Download 921Mbps
Upload 59Mbps
A traditional huge Gozitan feature fireplace takes pride of place and our winter guests will have the pleasure of being warm and cosy in front of the Norwegian Jotul log burning stove.
You will also find a bookcase housing board games and some great holiday novels.
Relax in the comfy armchair with a good read. Please replace any books (if possible) should you need to take one home to finish.
At the rear of the house our guests will find the ground floor double bedroom which is air-conditioned and next to that an open plan wet room and toilet with rainfall shower.
This bedroom and bathroom is suitable for guests who may have mobility issues.
The bathroom also houses the very latest Samsung Eco friendly 9kg washing machine.
You'll also find a steam iron and ironing board within the store cupboard.
The first floor is accessed by the magnificent marble and steel staircase which in turn leads to the central atrium gallery overlooking the lounge. Three double bedrooms and the family bathroom are accessed from the gallery which in turn leads to the steel and marble spiral staircase to access the third floor, open plan, master bedroom suite.
Each bedroom has an Internet/DAB/ FM radio with Bluetooth capability which doubles as a remote speaker so that you can play music from your smart phone or other device.
Bedrooms:
Ground Floor double Bedroom.
This bedroom has air-conditioning. Traditional style iron framed double bed with two bedside tables along with a DAB/FM/Bluetooth music system.
A 3/4 size wardrobe with full height mirror. You'll find the hairdryer within the wardrobe.
Feature stone rubble walls and stone wall lamps. The stainless steel chimney pipe from the log burning stove passes high along one wall to provide a warm and cosy bedroom for the autumn and winter months. The rear door leads to a small private courtyard.
First Floor Double Bedroom.
(Ensuite Bathroom) To the rear of the house and again features a traditional style iron framed double bed, a double wardrobe with inset drawers below and a dressing table with vanity mirror.
You will find the hairdryer in the wardrobe drawer. There are two bedside tables and an internet/DAB/FM/Bluetooth music system.
The bedroom has air conditioning.
The ensuite bathroom encompasses a shower over the bath, vanity sink and toilet.
This bedroom leads to a very private walled terrace balcony with feature lighting and designer patio furniture.
First Floor King-Size Bedroom.
To the front of the house. This large gorgeous room with high ceilings and wooden beams overlooks the garden and swimming pool and is one of the original bedrooms of the house.
Furnished traditionally with an iron framed king size bed and a beautiful large and ornate original Victorian wardrobe.
There are two bedside tables and an internet/DAB/FM/Bluetooth music system.
This room also has a dressing table and vanity mirror and you will find the hairdryer within the drawers.
A foldaway single bed is also available for this bedroom along with a child's folding cot.
The bedroom is equipped with air conditioning.
First Floor Twin Bedroom.
To the front of the house and also overlooks the garden and swimming pool. High ceilings with original timber beams.
Another original bedroom that is fitted with two single pine beds ,a tall pine wardrobe where you will find the hairdryer.
You'll find a central bedside table with a DAB/FM/Bluetooth music system. A full length vanity mirror is wall mounted. The bedroom is equipped with air conditioning.
First Floor Family Shower Room.
Large shower room with sliding glass doors, vanity sink and toilet.
Second Floor Master Bedroom.
(Ensuite Bathroom) Accessed from the gallery via a steel and marble spiral staircase. This stunning ,large master bedroom with ensuite shower and toilet facilities features a huge terrace to the front of the house overlooking the swimming pool and garden and a smaller rear terrace with distant views of the sea and mainland Malta.
This room has air-conditioning.
The king sized, iron frame bed offers a comfortable nights sleep and the room is equipped with a large four door wardrobe, a dressing table with vanity mirror along with two bedside tables and an internet/DAB/FM/Bluetooth music system.
You'll find a comfortable and contemporary armchair to relax in.
There is an additional single folding bed available for this room.
The front roof terrace has an outside L shaped sofa and two armchairs along with sun loungers and is ideal for entertaining guests and soaking up the sun. Ambient outside lighting to enjoy an evening on the terrace, pre dinner drinks or the famous and fabulous Gozitan firework displays.
The rear terrace features ambient lighting and a designer patio table and chairs for two people. Distant views towards Malta and Comino.
Both the front and rear terraces feature ambient lighting and are both an ideal spot for spending evenings with friends and family or for for pre dinner drinks.
The 5 bedrooms throughout our home are all equipped with air conditioning (each unit also functions as a room heater for the winter months) which is operated by a coin meter located at the foot of the staircase on the ground floor.
Guest access
You’ll have exclusive access to the whole house throughout your stay.
Other things to note
Our home is definitely suited to families and groups of mature friends.
We want you to have fun and enjoy all that our home and Xaghra has to offer.
We are absolutly not a party house and ask that guests are respectful to our home, our neighbours and to the local area.
The minimum age of the main booking guest is 25 years of age.
