Visited Malaga at the end of January and stayed at Ada's place. Communication prior to arrival was excellent and we found the apartment easily. We were met by Marivi who has excellent local knowledge and brought us up to speed with all that was happening that week, place to visit and to eat, what was free entry and when... The apartment itself is right on the edge of the action so you have a very short walk to the centre of town and an even shorter one to the bakers and lots of great restaurants on the Plaza de la Merced. There are plenty local shops right on your doorstep that stock all manner of groceries, these open at various times but there always appears to be one of them open. Two medium sized supermarkets are about 400m and 600m away. There is bike hire just 600m away for a very reasonable 10 Euros a day, and the bikes are new. The walk to the shore is around 1 kilometre and takes you past lots of attractions so it is never dull. If you like running the options are endless from the door of the apartment. Access to the apartment is secure, entry is well lit, it has a lift, and everything looks very new. Although you might get some road noise in the main living area of the apartment you are not affected by it in the bedroom as it is at the back of the apartment and the soundproofing is good. There also appears to be a time when things go quiet.