It’s hard to beat the access of the Sol station which can take you almost anywhere in Madrid and this apartment is a step away. The apartment has good light, is nicely designed and has everything you need.
However, as with most things, you get what you pay for. Being so close to Sol station, you are on one of the main walking streets to the station and it is packed with locals and tourists looking for cheap places to eat and drink. I knew it would be loud as most people noted, and figured it couldn’t be so bad, but it was impossible to sleep at night for me personally. The noise is 24/7. The general sound of the crowd during the day is one thing, but at night it turns into loud drunk shouting and bumping music of cars passing by until 4-5am. Then right when it finally subsides the garbage trucks arrive that are even louder. By the time it’s quiet it’s 8am again.
Best I can describe it is imagine going to bed early in your one bedroom apartment but you’re also having 30 people over for a college frat party.
I left a day early because I can’t go more than two days in a row without sleeping.
The price is quite good for Madrid, the apartment itself is nice and the hosts were attentive.