Pillar 05 · Where to Stay

Self-Catering and Airbnb in Żejtun: What to Know

Self-catering rentals in Żejtun run from beautifully restored old townhouses to cheerful modern apartments at the edge of town. Here’s what to look for, what to ask, and where the best neighbourhoods are.

This article is a stub. We’ll add neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood notes as we expand it.

What to look for

The Żejtun self-catering market splits roughly two ways. The first group is restored historic townhouses in the central streets — often with a courtyard or small pool, two to four bedrooms, and the kind of character a chain hotel cannot replicate. These are the right choice for a slow week. The second group is modern apartments, mostly on the edges of the town, often with parking included and air-conditioning that cools a room in three minutes — useful for summer stays and for travellers with a hire car. Prices in both cases sit below what you’d pay for a comparable place in Sliema or St Julian’s, sometimes substantially below.

Questions to ask before booking: parking arrangements (the historic core is mostly residential parking only), proximity to the parish square, whether the property is on a band club street (lovely most of the year, loud during festa week), and whether the host can recommend a bakery for the morning. [LOCAL FACT — Mattew to confirm typical price ranges by season and any current restrictions on short-term lets.]

Cooking in a Żejtun rental

If you’ve taken a self-catering rental, the morning routine is the joy of it. Walk to the bakery for fresh ftira, stop at the produce van for tomatoes and a few of whatever’s in season, pick up tuna in oil and capers from a small grocer, and assemble a Maltese-style ftira lunch on the kitchen counter at home. Add a bottle of cold local rosé in summer or a glass of red in winter. The whole sequence takes thirty minutes and costs less than a sit-down lunch for two; it is also one of the better ways to feel that you actually live in the town for the week, rather than visiting it.

What this article will cover

  • The two main rental types and how to choose
  • Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood notes
  • Typical prices by season
  • The questions to ask any host before you book
  • Where to buy groceries — markets, mini-marts, and supermarkets
  • Parking realities, especially in the historic core

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Part of our Where to Stay pillar. Pair with boutique stays, markets and shopping, and driving and parking.

Mattew Cassar

Resident · Writer

Mattew writes zejtun.com from a flat above his grandfather’s old workshop on Triq San Girgor. He has lived in Żejtun for twenty-three of his thirty-one years.