Next To Rent area guides
Four honest guides to renting in Malta, one for each way of living here. Each one covers who the area suits, the localities, what you’ll pay, getting around, daily life, the honest part, and the lease terms to check before you sign.
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Every rent below comes from long lets we’ve actually closed, not asking prices. Choose your bedrooms and budget to see where your money goes furthest.
Malta’s busiest seafront: the promenade, shops, cafés and the ferry to Valletta. Everything is on foot, but parking is hard and it’s rarely quiet.
Spinola Bay, restaurants and the Paceville nightlife strip, with many iGaming and tech offices close by. Lively, so choose your street carefully if you like to sleep.
Right next to Sliema along the Manoel Island waterfront, usually a little cheaper for similar space.
Built around the marina, close to the University of Malta and Mater Dei Hospital.
Small, leafy and quiet, with embassies and the yacht marina, minutes from Gżira and Sliema.
The capital: baroque streets, harbour views, restaurants and the ferry to Sliema. Mostly older buildings, and parking is very limited.
Residential streets just above St Julian’s: quieter nights, with the office and nightlife district within walking distance.
Seaside living in Qawra and Buġibba: promenade, bays and good value. Busy with tourists in summer and further from the Sliema business area.
Central and residential, close to Mater Dei and the University, with good value for the space.
Malta’s largest town: central, well served by buses, and one of the best-value places to live close to everything.
Quiet, green and residential in the middle of the island, near San Anton Gardens.
A traditional village core with newer residential streets around it, near the MFCC.
A central town around the Rotunda, with shops, schools and bus links in every direction.
A hilltop village in the north above Għadira Bay, Malta’s biggest sandy beach. Peaceful, with a longer commute.
A fishing-village bay in the south with a seafront promenade and some of the best sea-view value on the island.
Ranges are typical long-let rents from deals we closed in 2025–2026. Penthouses and 4-bedroom homes vary too much to generalise, so ask us for those.
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