Me, my wife and my toddler spent all of a sunny May here and had an amazing time.
The house is really well set up and stocked… really, we found practically anything we needed in some cupboard or drawer in the house. We spent a lot of time on the roof terrace, with its own mini kitchen. There are two bicycles in the house you can use. The internet is super fast, which was great for remote work. The owner was very helpful and responsive by e-mail or whatsapp.
I would 100% recommend El Palo as an area to stay. Nice beach with lots of barbecued fish restaurants along the promenade. Great tapas bars within the town - El Pimpi, Viva Maria, Los Pibes. Nice bakeries, fruit shops, charcuteries, ice-creameries, playgrounds. People were friendly and we thought there was a great authentic vibe around El Palo. It wasn’t awash with tourists.
There is a pleasant walk into the centre of Malaga in under an hour. There are buses every couple of minutes into the city for €1.40, which takes 15 minutes, and you can get a taxi home for €10. It was really not much hassle to go out for dinner and drinks in the old town or port.
Just book it now!
Cheers! Salud! Skål!