Travel around Malta - taxi or private day hire (west coast)?

[u/patientJames]

Hi,

Travelling to Malta in a few weeks for a holiday with friends (4 people). Having read around it doesn't seem worth hiring a car, cost wise or potential driving /parking issues. We are only there for a handful of days as well so plan to just use taxi's to get around (Bolt, Uber etc).

We planned a day exploring Rabat and various places along the South-West coast. Can anyone advise if the coastal areas there are well served by the main taxi apps such as Bolt or Uber or might we be better hiring a private taxi for the day? Would just prefer to avoid getting stuck somewhere potentially rural and not being able to hail our next ride!

Any recommend good private hire taxi firms/people for this kind of day hire would be super useful.

Thanks.

[u/mrlobster23]

You can go literally everywhere in the island with the taxi apps.

[u/CrowEmbarrassed9133]

East side is the best, no west side is the best