I stayed in this Airbnb for 3.5 months. I’ll start with the cons and then move to the pros!! It really is a lovely home. Cons: When we first got there, there was water/heat damage across two walls that made them yellow and peeling, and both sink faucets were loose and hanging into the sinks. Because they have to go through insurance to fix everything, it took 1.5 months to fix the faucets and 3 months to fix the walls. The hot water also stopped working twice (once for two days and once for three), but these are building issues. The pans provided are very bad — everything sticks to them terribly. We had to invest in a new pan for our time there. Lastly, the apartment goes through waves of stinking like sewage (initially the smell came from the kitchen sink, and then later it started to smell out of the bathroom sink). I was told this is because it is a bottom floor apartment and they tend to get the gas of everything above them. It was unpleasant, but we made do with air freshener and putting caps over the sinks.
Pros: Overall, even with what is mentioned above, this place is awesome. It is decorated extremely well and feels like home. The location could not be better. This was my third time living in Madrid, and it was just crazy how central the location is. Yes, you are right next to the tourist madness, but that also means you are within such short walks of so many wonderful parks and restaurants. I did not take a taxi once — the farthest away anything was was a 35 minute walk. The apartment host, while slow to resolve things that needed insurance involved, was always very quick to respond and offer help. The apartment has everything you could need (besides good pans), and the beds are comfortable. I didn’t find noise to be an issue — you will start to hear people on the street around 9:30am, but we were up by then anyways. You are a 4 minute walk away from a 24/7 grocery store which also was so nice. Overall, we were sad to leave such a lovely home in the heart of it all.