Antonio arranged a friend of his to meet us on check in and to give us the keys. There seemed to be a bit of a mix up and confusion beforehand regarding the time we would arrive. We let them know a few days prior what our arrival time would be - which was around 10 or 11pm as we had an evening flight.
When we landed in Málaga we received a message asking what time we would be at the apartment, and how we were already past the check in time. This was a little frustrating as we previously mentioned our arrival time and there were no issues but we just let them know again of our expected arrival time.
It was a little hard to find the accommodation, but we rang the host and he helped us find the apartment. We arrived by 11pm and he greeted us at the gate. We were showed around the apartment and everything went fine.
There were some parking spaces available on the street outside of the apartment for anyone travelling with a car, which was a help.
The apartment itself was lovely. Very clean, modern and spacious, it had everything you'd need while away. The little touches made a big difference. Things like cutlery, kitchen utensils, washing machine, condiments, cleaning stuff, hair dryer, and more.
The bed was huge and very comfy. There was extra bedding and towels provided if needed.
Internet worked perfect, never any issues with it.
There was a nice little balcony/terrace area too.
The apartment was in a quiet, residential street which had a shortcut to some restaurants, cafes and shops nearby - about 5 or so mins walk.
Málaga city is about a 50 minute walk away but the beach is only about 10 mins with a lovely walk all the way into the city if you choose.
There's buses, scooters and ubers nearby too if needed.
The shared pool was less than a minutes walk from the apartment. It had a nice chill out area but unfortunately the only downside to our stay was that we couldn't use the pool.
The water was cloudy to the point you couldn't see through it and it was very green in colour. I assume it was full of algae and just needed a good clean. We let the host know about this and he said he would contact the maintenance person. We arrived back the next day, there was more of a chemical smell - assuming it was chlorine or pool cleaner, but unfortunately the pool was the same, still very green and murky so we didn't get to use it during our stay which was a pity.
Other than that we had a great time and look forward to returning. :)