Top Airbnb flat for a couple. We’ve already recommended it to friends and I’m not surprised all the reviews are so good. Everything works. The place is well-equipped, stylish and comfortable. The flat is within walking distance of museums, historical sites, shops, parks and the sea.
The use of space is really clever - none of it feels too closed in, it feels private, but you can regulate light and shade. Although it never got oppressively hot inside, and you can easily shield from the sun, you can also have more light than is usual in Spain if you are a light-starved Northern European. Air conditioning was unnecessary.
We walked to the wonderful central market, the Alcazaba, the Thyssen Museum, the Museum of Málaga, ( fantastic! ) the Picasso Museum, the Palmeral and promenade, and the Malgageña beach. We walked on one day and took a bus on another day up the hill to the Gibralfaro. We went to Pedragalejo by bus and had lunch in a chiringuito there. We did a lot of wandering around staring at everything, eavesdropping and enjoying the buzz. We had a drink in El Pimpi. The more athletic one of us, who is a birdwatcher, walked to the Parc Natural, though buses are available, and spent a happy day there with binoculars and camera. They have plenty of interesting species, including avocets!