Antonio was a helpful host. Though we never met him, he arranged for airport transfers, and accommodated an early check in. The apartment looks exactly like it does in the pictures, and is very clean.

The neighborhood is not an ideal location for Madrid, but the apartment is close to a subway stop and a grocery store, which is helpful. It is a 20 minute walk to the Salamanca neighborhood, which has lots of nice restaurants and shops. This would have been fine in nicer weather, but we ended up having to take taxis most of the time.

The walls in the apartment are very thin, and a nearby unit was remodeling, which involved very loud hammering and sawing weekdays and evenings. Do check that everything in the apartment works, as we were charged for a sofa bed that we believe was already broken when we checked in. We also had to exchange the first set of keys given to us, which we discovered did not work and left me locked out of the apartment the first time I left.

If you have cause to stay in this area of Madrid, the apartment is adequate, otherwise I would stay in a more central location.