The apartment was lovely, very tastefully decorated and comfortable and had everything we required for our short stay. It is situated in a very smart traditional building, in a quiet residential area a few minutes from all the local services we required, cafes for breakfast, bakery and market. Everything is within easy walking distance which meant we saw lots. The apartment is a 10 minute walk away from Plaza de la Merced at the north end of the old town. The plaza although always very busy is a great spot to have una cana /tinto verrano and sit in the sunshine or shade. There were many delightful stop-offs on the walk into the old town 5 minutes away around the Kompas area for café solo, ice cream, drinks and snacks. This is a non touristy area but we received a friendly welcome everywhere despite our limited Spanish. Malaga is great, the old town is wonderful to wander around. It was even better for us as it was very, very busy during Holy week, There was a wonderful atmosphere all through the day which we enjoyed. The timing of our flight meant we had a very late arrival but this was no problem for Fede. He met us at midnight and despite our late arrival Fede still spent time with us introducing us to the area, providing an overview of things to do and recommendations for food and drink etc, and was available to contact for assistance if we needed it during our stay. Of the recommendations we tried, we really enjoyed Cortijo de Pepe, (great food, very friendly and great service), Pepa y Pepe for food and Bodegas Bar El Pimpi for a vermouth and local Malaga sherry. Lots of other fabulous places for food and drink. On our walk into old town/return to apartment a favourite was a small deli with a few tables inside on calle victoria called I think “La esquintita del chupa y tira“ great for quick café solo or a vinho with queso or jamon. Very friendly and great service. Everywhere around the Kompas was nice. Bar Pepe, a few minutes up road from apartment had great seafood and very Spanish and friendly. The old Mercado is worth seeing and has great fish tapas.
We would highly recommend Fede’s apartment 😀 and loved Malaga old town 😀