Juan's place was perfect-- I'm going to recommend to all friends heading to Malaga that they must stay there! Juan was a very responsive host and had a great check in process and notes for restaurants etc, and helped us arrange a taxi pickup from. As noted it's on a very quiet street (we have a toddler so that is valuable)-- but literally a block away from a main square filled with restaurants, and just a couple short blocks from many of the main, walkable central Malaga areas.
The apartment is simple, modern, clean, and has nice touches like perfect spots in a walk in closet to put your suitcase. The upstairs roof patio is sunny and lovely to eat or rest and is very private. The is heat and A/C that can be controlled by each room, so you can use what you need when you need it and not waste more energy. Also, the shutters/curtains are awesome for creating a super dark environment-- again, an excellent feature for toddler napping and night time sleep.