The location of the apartment is quite glamourous: on the corner near a bridge crossing over the Guadalmina River. It was fun to people watch out the front window because any time of the day, there were scores of people passing by along the sidewalk—to be ‘seen’. It reminded me of watching from outside café tables in plazas in Paris or in Italy. And despite the constant bustle, the apartment was always very quiet; great for sleeping. To say that it is ‘right on the waterfront’ is misleading, however, since the river was totally dried up in October and looked like it had been for quite some time and the public beach is actually a 20 to 25 minute walk away—though we hadn’t come to swim anyway, so that was fine with us.
The rooms were spacious, elegant and immaculately clean. The beds were comfortable.
It was a great base to walk all over downtown Malaga; don’t forget to check out the Central Market with all its fresh produce and seafood. It is fun to go and buy food there.
There was some confusion on checking in, but I think that might have been our ignorance and also our Canadian phones. Jose, Araceli’s father, greeted us and was very friendly. He said the objects on the counter were for us: some snacks, a bottle of red wine and a bottle of sherry, a lot of diverse coffee capsules and a sophisticated coffee machine. They also provided milk. These items were above and beyond what is usually provided in North American Airbnbs.
Having said that, the place was missing some basics like oil, salt & pepper and shampoo. I am positive this was an oversight and they would have provided these if asked, but we couldn’t be bothered. There is a convenience store half of block away that has everything and is open every day.
If you, like me, like to cook most of our meals from scratch; be aware this place is not really set up for that. This is what I brought with me and I was glad I did: my own spices, measuring spoons, Pyrex dish for oven cooking, a couple of sharp knives, a peeler and zester.
Also be aware that the stove top is induction. They provide instruction manuals in the drawer (we needed them!)
Altogether it was a lovely three night stay with perfect weather. We recommend this place!