Pros: Had a lovely holiday, small apartment but with everything that was required. Fully air conditioned, beautiful terrace (with a retractable canopy) with amazing views of the sea and Africa on a clear day plus if you get lucky you will get to see dolphins playing! Francisco, the owner, was very pleasant and helpful, nothing was too much trouble for him. The villa has access to a decent sized pool which was more often than not empty and there is a supermarket within a couple of minutes walk which sells the most amazing fresh bread and croissants for breakfast. The beach is only a five minute walk away and is small and full of locals (which we like), the snorkelling was really good and the water temperature was perfect! On the beach there is a beach bar and restaurant which had lovely food and cocktails.
We spent some of the holiday sightseeing and would definitely recommend Malaga and Ronda. Malaga is an amazing city with plenty to see including the Picasso gallery plus lots of narrow streets with a variety of shops, tapas bars and wineries. Ronda is inland and has spectacular views and many ancient sites to see.
I would recommend hiring a car to get around if you wish to sightsee however, myself and my husband have driven all over the world and the roads on the Costa Del Sol have by far the worst drivers we have ever seen!
I would say that the only downside to the property was the busy road between the property and the beach. It doesn't spoil the view in anyway because it is a lot lower than the villa and there is no safety issue in crossing it because there are lots of bridges and underpasses, the main issue is the noise from the constant traffic. However we did get use to this and it didn't spoil our holiday at all. We were also told by a couple of the other villa owners that the road has been particularly busy during our stay and was not normally as bad.
Overall a lovely stay and we would definitely return.