Casa Druida is a hotel- room sized accommodation in a residential apartment building. Maybe I’m overly sensitive, but I felt the distinct sensation of being unwanted by the building’s residents. I get it, I wouldn’t be too cool with strangers coming and going where I live and raise my children.
The check-in process was a bit clunky, as all communication is done via WhatsApp which doesn’t take into consideration travelers from overseas with spotty service.
Despite it being by a beach, we had to ask for beach towels, as those weren’t provided. And only after my insistence, and explanation that foreign travel usually necessitates light luggage, was I instructed to remove some from the clothing line outside.
Same goes for the Wi-Fi.
And while the space was spotlessly clean, it’s overpriced for the size, and neighborhood. Las Delicias is a working class “real” neighborhood in Malaga. I dug that. But I was essentially paying 10-15 euros less than I would have payed for a hotel room of equal size in the center of town. Which after Uber’s to and fro, didn’t seem worth it.
Hosting is not for everyone, and these hosts have some ways to go.