I had a good experience staying at Rafael's place in Malaga for 1 night in June 2017. The location was very central, walkable to all of the old town and even the beach. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, and shops in the immediate vicinity, but the apartment is off on a small side street so it's relatively quiet.
The apartment itself is on the cozy side of places I've stayed at. The furnishings are modern and the A/C is strong but the water pressure in the shower was a bit lacking. The bedroom has plenty of built-in closet space, and the pull-out sofa is comfortable enough to sleep on. The sliding doors to the bedroom and bathroom look nice, but they run on a rather large set of rails on top of the floor, so it's easy to stumble if you don't remember that they're there. Rafael has some maps and guides to the town which are pretty handy if you haven't done any research yourself, though the wifi is good too, so you can always hit up TripAdvisor or Google.
One thing about check-in is that I didn't receive any info about where to go or what to do until AFTER I'd informed Rafael of my arrival time a few hours prior to my actual arrival. The confirmation email from the Airbnb system doesn't contain any specific instructions, but Rafael eventually sent a whole bunch of info like where to pick up the front door key and the passcode for the lockbox for the apartment key. Luckily, I had mobile data through a local SIM card so I was able to get the email while in transit, but this is still something I think should be conveyed much earlier, preferably at least a week before arrival.
Another thing about check-in... the check-in time was stated as 2pm, and I said I'd be there around 2.30pm. I did in fact arrive at 2.30pm, only to find the cleaning ladies still working. Not a big deal, we were able to put our bags down and crank up the A/C and get on wifi, but they had to wait another 10-15 minutes for the dryer to finish. Again, not a big deal for us, but it might be more off-putting for others.
All in all, it was a successful stay. Price and location can't be beat, Malaga is really a wonderful town and I'd definitely visit again. Rafael has a pretty organized system going, I may have just caught him on a bad day where he forgot to send the check-in info earlier, but it was enough to have to deduct a star off an otherwise very pleasant Airbnb.