We traveled Spain for 3 months and stayed in 6 Airbnbs, two of them were in Malaga city center. This unit was by far the worst.
Check In.
Our check in seemed to be an inconvenience to the person greeting us. They required that we send them screenshots of prior correspondence stating our arrival time via WhatsApp before they would agree to come meet us. The check in process resulted in our family waiting outside the building entrance with all of our belongings for over an hour. Also, we were only provided a single key for everyone to share.
The Unit.
The shared hallways inside the building smelled heavily of cigarettes. This was likely from the many people who sat at the front stoop to smoke. The living room rug was absolutely filthy to the point where we rolled it up, put it aside permanently, and swept + mopped all the black soot from where it once was. The unit was much smaller than the (outdated) photos lead on. We were provided with bare minimum supplies (a sample size dish soap, a single garbage bag, single roll of toilet paper, etc.). The unit did not have any of the following: dishwasher, clothes dryer, oven.
Location.
Malaga city center is absolutely great. Plenty to see and do in the neighborhood. This unit was only a few blocks from the other Airbnb where we also stayed.
Internet.
The wifi signal was very weak and unreliable from anywhere except the kitchen. We had trouble working remotely and streaming. We also had an internet outage that lasted 3 days. We didn't report it immediately since it was a holiday. However, once reported to the host the issue was resolved within 24 hours.
Kitchen + Bathroom.
The kitchen cookware was of extremely poor quality. The kitchen sink faucet sat loose in the fixture and flopped around while we tried to use it. When we sent water down the kitchen sink drain (example: draining pasta) the bathroom shower drain erupted with a gurgle of foul smelling water and miscellaneous particles. This sometimes happened while using the bathroom sink as well. The shower itself is remarkably small and slow to drain.
Bedrooms.
The bedrooms did not have any climate control other than a mobile space heater. The older style windows barely muffled the noise generated by the restaurants right outside. The noise from the street's garbage bins was heard at all hours.
We expected much more based on the photos, description, and price point. It was sometimes hard to separate our positive experience in Malaga from our negative stay at this AirBnB.