We booked the apartment for 10 days in August, before corona struck. We had a very good communication line with Emilio José in the build-up, so it eventually felt safe to go. We received a warm welcome in a very clean apartment. There was some food in the fridge and you have basically everything you might need. The pool was open every day from 12:00 till 21:00 and our family of five (incl. a 7 yo, a 3 yo and a 2 yo) used it daily to cool down. It’s a very nice and large pool with a part for small children, located between the buildings from the residence. There’s also two tennis courts and a small playground for the children, surrounded by a well maintained garden. It never felt busy or crowded and you soon feel like one of the residents.
The apartment has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a well-equiped kitchen. There is airco, but that only cools down the living room at best. We were more than happy with the ceiling fans in every bedroom. We felt tight for space sometimes, but that's what you get with (Spanish) apartments. Either way, we recommend to go outside as much as possible. Misericordia beach is a 10 min. walk away and it’s nice and sandy, great when you have children. Malaga’s old centre is 30 min. when you take bus line 3, so it’s not close by. Not ideal with small children, so we only managed to go 3 times during our 10 day stay. We recommend to check in advance where you can find the best tapas, ice creams, trips, ... because it can be hit and miss. We personally enjoyed La Taberna del Pintxo (where they come around with tapas), all the ice cream bars (because it was hot), the catamaran boat trip from the harbour (because of the hospitality and the cheap cocktails)... and the charming city centre of course!
All in all, we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend the apartment, mainly because of the hospitality, the cleanliness and the pool.