If you are coming to Madrid to sleep during the dead and party during all nights of your stay this may be the right flat. If you count on finding some sleep forget, search elsewhere. Sure, Sol is in the middle of the city and a lot of noise was to be expected. Noisy neighbours (read: groups of male adults coming to Madrid for one reason only: getting drunk) is not something I expected. Further, the door to the balkony was broken, the look hardly worked and the frame of the door twisted. This way the noise of Sol hit us full blast. Ricardo sent a "technician/maintenance person" who came with inadequate tools and couldn´t really fix it". I strongly assume that the door problem has been known for a while, however the investment of a sound-proof new door is obviously too much. As to communication, Ricardo was rather reactive, howver, given the many issues (check in was only possible at 15.24, which meant we lost almost an hour, given that we could wait in front of the door at these low temperatures). No compensation was offered for having lost time. Thus, while reactive communication also was very time consuming. We were asked to provide photographs of us and then another photography of my passport. In short, I expect the check-in and all information given to be a fast and smooth process and not an ongoing everlasting flow of airbnb messages that take a lot of time. As to the flat itself, it is what you see on the pictures, a sober, undecorated cubicle for five people who come to party and need nothing but a place to drop when exhausted. The kitchen equipment is minimalistic. Unless you bring all provisions cooking will be difficult. I am always flabbergasted when neither salt nor pepper are available. The old airbnb spirit is definitely gone, it´s all entirely commercial now. Summary: not to be recommended.