My wife and I spent a month in the apartment and we really enjoyed our stay.
The apartment was cleaned, it was very functional, we had everything we needed (full size fridge, a stove to cook our meals, a counter top oven, a coffee machine, a toaster,…). The view from the apartment and the balcony is great (You see the beach and the complex pool and many palm trees), the apartment faces west which is great for afternoon cocktail and diner on the balcony. The bedrooms are spacious with good beds, with large closets. The bathroom has a large shower and it includes a washing machine, which is very useful for a long stay. The apartment was quiet, no noise from the street since the apartment is on the side of the internal courtyard where the pool is located. Another very positive thing about the apartment is its location, 2–3 minute walk to go to the beach and the Paseo Maritimo; you cross Avenida Antonio Machado (Boulevard at the corner of the building) and you have a grocery store (Carrefour). The public bus stop is less than a minute away, which is good if you want to use public transportation to go to other towns (Like Malaga, Marbella). You can buy visit tours at Reubens which is located on the ground floor of the apartment building. If you buy a tour (ex. Sevilla, Gibraltar) the tour bus stops at that same public bus stop mentioned above (Very convenient). There are two beach chairs stored in main bedroom closet that we took at the beach.
The owner (Sergio), really wants your stay to be great. Before we left home Sergio contacted us to arrange our arrival at the apartment. Our flight was landing in the morning, we were to arrive in Benalmadena before Check-in time, we made arrangements that we could leave him our suitcases at the apartment in the case he was not finished with the cleaning and preparation of the apartment or if he was done, we could get the keys and the apartment earlier (At the end when we got there, he had just finished his work). After Sergio was done with the apartment tour, he showed us around the building where we could find grocery stores, which way to get to the beach, where the garbage containers were located,... One day the coffee machine stopped working, I informed Sergio and the next day he showed at the door with a brand new one. He also checked on us on a regular basis during our stay to see if things were ok or if we needed anything.
Thanks, Sergio, for our stay in your apartment, we had a great time!