I just want to start by saying that this apartment exceeded our expectations. We were able to check in early which was perfect as we'd had an early flight. Cristina had suggested Vince the taxi guy for our transfers which we used, and he was great, he knew where he was going so there was no issues with arriving at the apartment.
Cristina greeted us, she was friendly and you can tell she takes pride in her property, which we did also. Its spotless. She showed us round, including the pool and gave us some tips on how to use things in the apartment which was great. She has catered for every need. It really is a home from home. The place is decorated to a high standard, its very comfortable and has everything you will need for a base. Excellent shower/bathroom. Beach towels, shower gel, washing powder, cling film, salt, pepper, olive oil..the list is long! English TV channels inc sports channels, there are DVDs and films on the tv box also. We had a bottle of wine chilled in the fridge from cristina which is a lovely little touch. The bed was very comfy, extra pillows and duvet in the wardrobe if needed. It has a small balcony which we used every day, out there is a washing airer and pegs. Air conditioning which we only used a couple of times as the fans were enough. The place is light and airy.The pool is not heavily used, there were a handful of people every day. There is noise from the road, a busy road, but it's very private and after the first day we didn't really notice it, but the pool is lovely and we made good use of it.
The apartment is on the 1st floor and there is a lift.
The local area is great, 2 minute walk is The funky tapas gastro bar food is amazing, really reasonably priced. We went to the sports bar daily and drinks are also reasonable, nice Gin. Next to the sports bar is an Italian, they do pizza to go, lovely! To cross the road there a subway which goes from the casino over the road, really simple - vince gave us all this information when he dropped us off. There is a supermarket next to the italian, however there is a bigger supermarket further up the hill, but even better is corte de ingles, a huge shopping centre in the town. The local beach is a 10 minute walk. There is a regular bus over the road to Marbella which is so cheap. Visit the old town, it's worth a trip out.
Overall our week was perfect, We couldn't have asked for a better place to stay, I wish we had booked longer. Thank you Cristina for everything.