Overall we had a lovely stay here in the heart of the city, and we’d come back. A handful of issues let down the experience overall though, but would be easily remedied.
Pros:
- The terrace! Large L-shaped terrace that was sunny all day long which great views. Lovely way to relax in the afternoons or after a long day in the evenings!
- Fantastic location, easily within walking distance of everywhere you need to go in Malaga
- Great, powerful air con in both the living room and bedroom, which made the stay during the hot and humid summer months much more pleasant
- Good amenities - pots, pans, cooking oil - but no coffee
- Nice rain shower (although warm water takes a good while to come through - have to leave it running a while)
- Good price overall
Cons:
- As others have mentioned this place has some very draconian rules list when you first arrive: cannot leave any dishes out (even if clean) otherwise will charge €15; have to empty all the bins yourself and take all rubbish with you, otherwise will charge you €15 if you leave anything behind. This felt excessive and not very welcoming.
- Small bed - neither my fiancée nor myself are very tall/large people and we felt the bed to be quite small and a little uncomfortable
- We stayed for a week but only had one set of towels between us and no spare linen so we could not change the sheets, or even use the extra pillows in the wardrobe
- There is no waste bin in the toilets, which is a must have for female-friendly facilities. Very easy to fix
- No coffee provided, which would’ve been a nice touch - it would be relatively inexpensive to provide some sachets of coffee or something like that
- Not enough toilet roll provided for our stay so we had to buy our own, and not really enough shower gel or shampoo but that’s a minor thing
- The outside guttering just drains onto the middle of the terrace where you sit and have dinner, which wasn’t that nice - would be easy to have it drain in a corner instead for example
- Some of the decor could use with a little paint as it looks a little worn and worse for wear
Overall though it was a good experience and a great location, with a fantastic terrace. Some extra TLC for the apartment and a little extra thought to make the guests’ stay the best possible experience would easily make this a 5 star experience!