Hostal Apartamentos el Gallo 

I booked to stay here for a week in July for a solo visit to Marbella. The hostal is located in the old town, in a really beautiful and quiet location, but just a 5 min walk to the old town restaurants, and just 10/15 mins walk down to the seafront. The communication before I arrived was good, and they were very helpful storing my luggage as I had about 6 hours to wait between check-out and my shuttle back to the airport. The room was simple but very comfortable and had everything I needed - it was super clean, had aircon, a tv with access to various tv apps, a lovely bathroom, and had a small balcony covered in jasmine. The hostal also has a restaurant below on the street - I did not eat there, but heard from locals that it was really nice. I found it hard to figure out the restaurant opening hours, or I might have tried harder to give it a go. The cost was good value. I was really delighted to stay here.