For a base in Málaga city, I would not hire a car for the whole week. The old town is pedestrianised, hotel parking runs €20 to €30 a night, and you would be paying for a car that sits in a garage on the days you are exploring the city or on the beach.
What works better is train and coach for the big trips – Ronda and Antequera are both reachable that way – and then hire a car for just two or three days if you want to string beaches and white villages together at your own pace. Pick it up at a city office rather than the airport to skip a trip back out there, and build in that Spanish town centres often have a low-emission zone you need to avoid driving into.
If your plans lean more towards inland villages and quiet coves than the main sights, that flips and a full-week hire makes sense. Our
Málaga car rental guide covers the costs and the parking reality. Which days were you thinking of driving?
