This was and is my first airbnb experience and at first I was apprehensive.

Jose's place in Madrid wiped away any doubts I had. Communicating with him was so efficient and he was so quick to respond to any questions we may have had

Location: Perfect. His house is literally a minute or so away from the Tirso-de Molina Metro stop. This area is super central to everything! And I mean everything.
Plaza Mayor : 10 plus min walk
Cava Baja: tapas row is 10 min walk
Puerta de Sol : 10 min walk
Atocha Renfe 15 min walk or 5 min Metro
You get te point everything is near buy

Mercados (grocery stores) around the corner. Local line am restaurants 1 min away The area is very lovely but I slept like a log.

The apartment is super clean and on the 1st floor (second) the bed I. The desperate bedroom was very comfortable and the couch bed my friend slept on was equally comfortable. It's a very user friendly and nice place to stay. We adored the kitchen and the access to a washing machine which we used and dried our clothes the madreleno way in front of one of the many gorgeous balconies. Te bathroom is very modern an unjust loved our entry way and beautiful hard wood floors. The living room was fewer and enough space for us to do yoga. Nice tv and two spectacular balconies over looking the Main Street "Calle Magdelena" and the side street. There is a theater across the street that is currently showing a Russian balet.

The area is very diverse and far enough away from Lavapies even though the area was nice and clean to me. One thing I noticed is that the streets get cleaned overnight which means they take pride in their neighborhood

Jose exceeded our expectations and was a gentleman. If ever in Madrid I will definitely be staying at his place again. It felt like home and I felt like a local !! Do yourself a favor and book this place. You will be so thankful that you did! Wonderful introduction to Airbnb and Madrid!

Thanks Jose