Maria and Arturo's flat is perfectly situated in a very trendy part of Malaga. It's a hop and and skip from the Thyssen Museum which is well worth visiting. Even better, the Invisible Cafe is in a secluded courtyard less than 100 metres away and Le Caliphate, a very lovely and reasonably priced vegetarian restaurant is on the door step. And there is a great cafe / bakery called La Moto around the corner by the river up some steps. I had breakfast there every day. Yes, there is quite a bit of renovation work going on in the area. I was not disturbed by it.