Walking into this apartment after our bitterly disappointing experience with a non AirBNB in Barcelona was a total relief. This place is gorgeous. It has been very tastefully updated, it is airy, quiet, spacious & well equipped. We were so happy & relieved when we saw what Ignacio & Marcia have here that it was such a happy feeling for us.
Marcia met us at the door right as our taxi arrived, showed us in & they had really prepared it wonderfully for us, they had a bottle of water, bananas, peaches, cookies and milk for our toddler and even a jar of baby food for our 6 month old sitting in the kitchen waiting for us! They had put a crib for the baby in the bedroom and even managed to loan us their stroller after Iberia airlines lost one of our strollers and broke the other.
The bathroom is great, a wonderful shower (I am really jealous of the glass wall, I wanted one of these at home), it has great water pressure & plenty of hot water to enjoy. There is no air conditioning, but we never found the need for t as the building is sufficiently shaded it stays comfortable & with a couple of the fans running, we were very comfortable at all times. The little courtyard/patio is very cute & pleasant to just sit in to have some quiet moments.
Location wise it is phenomenal, the area is surrounded by all sorts of restaurants serving rather good food, the Plaza Mayor & San Miguel market are about a 10 minute walk away. Retiro park is also conveniently close & a great place to walk & spend time (also for small kids to play).We spent the whole stay simply walking as there was no need for any other transportation at all, it is that well situated in the city.
Ignacio is super responsive should you need anything.
We HIGHLY recommend this apartment to anyone, it is a great place in a great location & if we come back to Madrid, we want to stay here again, we are that happy with it.