Upon securing the apartment for 3 days in Madrid, I did hear from Elisa quickly. She does not live in Madrid, but had her friend Teddy connect with me on WhatsApp prior to arriving. We were very appreciative that Teddy was willing to meet us at 12:30 due to our flight arriving at 10:00. We were able to leave our luggage and return after a couple of hours. Big thing to note - this apartment is on the sixth floor (quinto or 5th in Europe), and there is no elevator. There are 99 steps from the ground floor to the apartment. When Teddy met us there to drop off our luggage, we were not given any additional information about the apartment or the area. This was the second of three Airbnb rentals we were using while in Spain, and the first came with a 20 minute apartment and area orientation and a sit down with a map. Major difference. We were not shown how to use anything, what to be mindful of, nor told of any house rules. We were given keys and that was it. The apartment itself is pretty shabby. There were stains on the walls and on the furniture. The bathroom mirror is cracked. The appliances, pots, pans and dishes were old and inexpensive. The shower and bedroom were awkward - if you are taller than 5'6" (168 cm), you will hit your head in the shower and in the bedroom. There is a lot of crouching to be done in this place, and it just felt a bit dirty. The bed is about 3 inches off the floor and didn't have a blanket, just a sheet. The air conditioning worked great, the stove and refrigerator were nice, the washing machine worked well, the hot water was hot, and the terrace, while very sunny (no shade), was lovely for having morning coffee (just don't accidentally lock yourself out there, the door doesn't open from outside), and it was surprisingly quiet for being such a busy spot. The neighborhood is not fancy, but it seems to be kind of a "hip" area. Every door is covered in graffiti and there is a lot of street garbage. When we ventured over to the area of Colón, we were surprised at how beautiful and clean it was. The Metro station Tribunal is about a block away and was very convenient for our sightseeing. Area tip: there is a perfectly acceptable diner next to the apartment called Cervecería Rocablanco, and they were patient with our broken Spanish and served us delicious cafe con leche, churros and bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches each morning. Our checkout was a bit of a mess. I messaged Teddy the day before to ask if there any special instructions for check out. He said his assistant would come to the apartment at 11:00 to check us out. We had to be on the Metro by 11:15 to make our train to Barcelona. At 11:25, we were...