I recommend this Airbnb as an excellent place to stay and explore Malaga on foot. The apartment was immaculately clean, the beds comfortable and the kitchen fairly well-equipped, though there were no baking dishes provided and the oven does not work; either the element is broken or it’s been disconnected.
Check in was a bit of a challenge: we ended up driving right past the Airbnb and parking at another parking lot downtown, but Eva was quick to respond and met us at the door and showed us everything in person, which was great.
Eva had apparently sent us a number of photos illustrating the whole elaborate check in process involving the lockbox beside the apartment door, but only after we were on the road, driving, a couple of hours before check in—and since the data plan that we’d purchased back in Canada for Spain did not work, we only got these photos after we’d got wifi again, which was after we entered the apartment. If you have problems accessing the internet when not on wifi, I suggest asking Eva to send you these photos one day before arrival--it would have really helped.
The parking garage entrance is directly to the left of the apartment building entrance and needs to be accessed by a remote; entry is done on a car elevator which can be a bit nerve-wracking even with the ‘mini’ we rented.
We would definitely stay here again if we didn’t bring a car with us, which we would not in the future. You don’t need a car to explore Malaga.