Great location

Lovely, private 3 story house in a friendly neighborhood of small streets and winding alleys. First floor has a large, pleasant outdoor patio with a table, chairs, hammock and multiple fragrant jasmine trees, adorable geckos, outdoor shower, and outdoor washing machine. Indoors, first floor has a well equipped kitchen with cooking essentials, indoor dining area, comfy couch, large TV, and AC (when it broke during our stay, Alex had it replaced THE SAME DAY.) Second floor has a full bathroom (with tub, shower, toilet and bidet), 1 bedroom with 2 twin beds and 1 tiny bedroom with 1 twin bed. There is a small alcove under the stairs large enough for a crib and this area is protected with a baby gate. Third floor has the third bedroom: very nice spacious bedroom with a double bed, full en suite bath and private balcony large enough for a twin bed if someone wants to sleep under the stars. All 3 bedrooms have nice views and AC. Playground, beach, cafe, supermarket and an all-purpose dollar store (selling swimsuits, hats, sunscreen etc.) are all minutes away. We stayed for 2 weeks in July and the beach was usually very calm... safe enough for toddlers. Free parking along the street. This home would be *perfect* for a couple with 1 to 3 small kids. Thank you, Alex! We hope to come back.

The host met us at 5 a.m. The villa is close to the airport (maybe 30 minutes by taxi and costs approximately 50 euros). The house is quite big and has everything you need. The host was so kind that he brought a lot of beach stuff for us and the children. The beach is only 2 min from the villa. There is a big supermarket in a 7-minute walk from the villa. There is always fresh fish and seafood at low prices. We rented a car and went to Ronda, Cordoba, Marbella, Gibraltar etc. All of it is a 1-2 hour drive and worth doing. Everything was provided by Alex: washing powder, dish washer tablets, coffee capsules, shampoo, soap etc. It was our first time staying in a villa, as I always stayed in hotels as didn't want to cook much for the family, but here we enjoyed that cooking as in Spain it's easy to do and very tasty. Also, I have to mention that there are a lot of fresh and tasty fruits. Not many restaurants close to the villa but it's quiet at night. and I have read that somebody wrote that the owner of the property have entered the house when they were out, so I have to say that he never did it for the 2 weeks we stayed there! We liked Andalusia much and I believe we will come back again. Thank you, Alex, for hosting us. We will come back one day again!) Definitely recommend the villa.

Aleandro (the owner was very helpfull)Homely, not the tourist side of Malaga but close to the city.