Marta's place is a lovely home right at the promenade. She and her parents were very welcoming, and let me stay at extremely short notice - literally the day of booking; they even picked me up from the airport, they were super caring. The balcony is amazing: you can see the sea, mountains, the city.. and it's 30min walk to Malaga's centre.
Basically if you'd like to stay with a warm friendly family in a big apartment with your own room, I can only recommend Marta's place.