Mariano was a great host. He promptly replied to every message, question and query we had! He was very kind and friendly. His apartment was in a prime location and only around the corner from many bars and clubs. It was also very easy for us to walk everywhere around the city from this location. We loved Malaga and couldn’t fault the size of the apartment, it easily fit our party of 9. However, we did have a minor inconvenience with the a/c system. It seemed to have a pungent smell in most rooms. We contacted Mariano and he came by within a few hours to check it out. After investigating he did some work on it and asked us to let him know if things didn’t change. Unfortunately the smell persisted and we could smell it walking into the building too. We decided to cut our stay at the apartment short by two days to stay in Torremolinos and explore more of the Costa Del Sol. In part the smell did encourage us to leave. Mariano offered us money back as an apology which we greatly appreciated! Hopefully this problem was easily fixed once we left as no one else seemed to have had this type of problem!
To improve, access to Netflix or YouTube on the TV would have been nice, as we only had access to limited Spanish channels, and a lock on both bathroom doors, especially when staying in such a large group! Temperatures from the a/c also seemed to vary from room to room, but that might be to do with the overall system not working properly and so a couple people slept in the lounge to keep cool. The beds were very comfortable and we were provided with towels and a little welcome pack with some essentials like toothbrush and toothpaste which was a lovely touch!
Thanks for a great stay, would recommend and would absolutely return😊