This was our first Airbnb adventure and it went without a hitch. Booking was easy and Samuel answered our emails quickly. We caught a bus from the airport to the city centre and it was only 3 Euros each. When we returned to the airport Samuel ordered a taxi for us and it was 19 Euros. Malaga is a lovely city - the apartment was in the perfect place, just on the edge of the pedestrianised centre so access to loads of bars and restaurants literally on your doorstep. The flat is in an inner courtyard so once you close the main front door in Alamos Street and walk about 20 yards into the building you don't hear any noise at all. Samuel had thought of everything and I like the fact that there were things like dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, cooking oil and salt and pepper (even though we didn't use them) they are the sort of things you don't want to have to buy for a few days. We booked a day trip to Granada through Viator which was successful. If you use Malaga as a hub you could go all over the south coast. We went to Nerja on the bus which was easy. A walk up to the castle is well worth it as the view is spectacular. Lots of things to do, or you can just chill out and eat and drink. The New Year celebrations were brilliant - free band in the main square and bags containing 12 grapes were given out free along with a party bag of hats and streamers. At midnight you have to eat one grape for each gong of the clock (harder than it sounds) we saw online that everyone takes their own bottles of cava to toast the New Year but we couldn't believe this was true (you couldn't do it in England) so we didn't take one which we regretted as it was correct. Also the light display in Larios Street was set to music twice a night and this was very impressive and drew in big crowds. We felt very safe - there were loads of families and everyone was friendly. We also enjoyed the procession for the 3 Kings on January 5th through the streets. The weather was really nice for this time of year too - All in all perfect. The flat does not have any outdoor space which was not a problem for us at this time of the year but may be something worth thinking about in the summer if this is important for you. I would go back tomorrow!