My boyfriend and I took our first big trip together in Spain. We decided to rent a car in Madrid and drive through the southern parts of the country, so we could see as much as possible in 2 weeks. Malaga, and Salvador's place, was the 3rd stop on our list, and we stayed 3 nights here because we heard so much about the city. Unfortunately, we didn't have a mobile phone so we made our arrangements with Salvador (and all of our other hosts) via the AirBNB app/messaging and this didn't work out so well at this stop. I gave Salvador an hour window of when we would arrive, in case we ran into traffic, and he agreed to be waiting at the apartment for us. We arrived right on time at the beginning of that window, and waited an hour and a half, before my boyfriend had to ask a random man on the street to call Salvador and tell him to come. I made it very clear that I wouldn't have any means to contact him when we arrived and he assured us he would be there. This was quite frustrating, and to make matters worse, he didn't apologize for our extended wait, and just said that he usually gets a call when his guests arrive and he was waiting for that. I'm not sure if it was a language issue, but it didn't make for a great start to our Malaga experience. Once we arrived at the apartment, there was a completely overwhelming, awful smell of sewage from the moment he opened the door. Both my boyfriend and I had t hold our breath in order to bare the tour. There were dirty dishes in the sink, and a fridge full of what looked like the previous guest's half-used groceries. It seemed as if someone had just left and there was no effort to clean or reset the place for our arrival. Throughout the entire stay, every time we arrived home to the apartment, we had to open all the windows, spray the air freshener, light incense, and wait outside for a minute, before we could even settle in. It was beyond unbearable, and the worst part was that we carried that smell with us on our clothes and luggage onto the next stop! It was evident by the cans of air freshener and abundance of incense that the smell was not anything new and unfortunately we weren't aware before booking. Of all of our AirBNB experiences in Spain, this was the worst from a service, cleanliness, and overall perspective, but I will say the location was good, the bathroom was clean with a nice shower, and the bed was fairly comfortable, but I wouldn't stay here again, nor would I recommend it to friends/family. It is a wonder that of all our AirBNB bookings, this was the most expensive. I wasn't sure what the procedure was with unsatisfied bookings upon arrival, but I feel that...