Malta!!!

IpreDictDeatH

Just wondering if anybody has been to Malta? Im going for a week this year. I wana try figure out how much spending money i should bring. Trying to save this year so i wana bring just the right amount. Dont wana go over the €600 mark, and would prefare to be heading towards €300 if possible.

BroomBurner

Food and public transport is quite cheap, but other goods are around the same price as here, or slightly higher (clothes, etc.).

Hotel wise, it really depends on where you're staying, and whether you go to an all-inclusive spa resort or just for a regular hotel vacation.

It's a beautiful country though! Valetta is fantastic. It gets very ot during the summer, up in the forties at the height of summer, and it can be uncomfortable, particularly on the buses.

IpreDictDeatH

So what your estimate for spending money, for a week?

Mountjoy Mugger

A week is plenty in Malta, although you'll need to visit Gozo, and do a couple of other trips whilst there. You're not going to take any organised tours, I suppose.

I think you're being overly optimistic hoping for €300 to get you by. You just might get away with €600, but you'll be watching your pennies all the time. This is assuming you like to eat out the odd time, etc.

kippy

Heading there for a the first week of Easter (Friday to Friday) We got the hotel and flights for 395 each. Ryanair from Dublin, 7 nights B and B in the Dolmen resort (was recommended to us by a Maltese resident).
Looking forward to it. Hopefully wont spend to much.

IpreDictDeatH

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

A week is plenty in Malta, although you'll need to visit Gozo, and do a couple of other trips whilst there. You're not going to take any organised tours, I suppose.

I think you're being overly optimistic hoping for €300 to get you by. You just might get away with €600, but you'll be watching your pennies all the time. This is assuming you like to eat out the odd time, etc.

Yea i suppose 300 is a bit cheap of me. Id like to still stay around the 600 mark though. All flights and accomodation is booked, so its just food and booze. I dont dink that much, so hopefully can get a few nice boat trips n too.

Has anybody had any experience using there ATMs? I hate the idea of taking out cash before i go and i would hope to just use ATM machines over there. Anybody know if there are many around?

mcmoustache

IpreDictDeatH wrote: »

Has anybody had any experience using there ATMs? I hate the idea of taking out cash before i go and i would hope to just use ATM machines over there. Anybody know if there are many around?

There are ATMs everywhere and they work with the current laser/maestro card. I had no problems there.

IpreDictDeatH

Great!! Thanks.

Polar101

IpreDictDeatH wrote: »

Has anybody had any experience using there ATMs? I hate the idea of taking out cash before i go and i would hope to just use ATM machines over there. Anybody know if there are many around?

Yeah.. just to confirm what the earlier poster said, ATMs were everywhere and I didn't have any problems withdrawing cash with my Laser (BoI) card.

wexford12

Just remember if your with AIB you can only take out €100 a day now when on holiday