We had a great 5 day stay in Carmen's. The apartment is close to the main areas for cafes, bars and restaurants, but in a quite area so no problem sleeping. The beach and port is only about a 20min walk but its a nice walk too. The parking is super handy if you have a car. It's safe and very close to the appartment. As it looks like trying to find on street parking would be difficult and the paid ones are expensive. Appartment is in a very handy location if you plan of driving anywhere, the main roads to go to Mijas, Marbella, Nerja etc.. and airport are very easy to access from here.(Only a couple of roundabouts away).
Appartment is very small but has everything you need really, especially as we were out and about the whole time.
Also there is a lovely Churros Cafe right around the corner, super cheap and best iv had in Spain or elsewhere "Los Valle Churros". Its a lovely place to stay for a short break.