We spent 5 wonderful nights at Manuel’s house. The location is perfect for what we were looking for - beach during the day and old town at night. Old town is a ~25 min walk, which did not bother us. Note that the best beach (sand) is directly across the street at playa Caleta. The more you walk towards playa malegueta, the rockier the shore gets. Our favorite beach was playa Burriana in Nerja (45 min drive). Manuel’s place was larger than expected, historical and with a beautiful garden. He also let us keep our car at the house a few hours after checkout.