The posting didn’t lie, this apartment is in a really good location. 2 blocks away from a metro station, 5-6 minutes away from the Madrid’s center. There are two comfortable beds, good internet, and a big smart tv. There’s a brand new laundry machine inside, as well as a dishwasher, microwave and electric range. Everything is new and the place is nicely renovated. I would add that there’s a couple of nice bars within 2-3 minutes of walking distance, a couple of nice bakeries, and two well-stocked grocery stores just a block away on either direction. The building seems to be kept clean. Being a rear unit, you can leave the windows open at night and it will still be quiet.
However, the “little things” killed the experience for us: to say it’s got the basics for a live-in experience would be a bit of a stretch. There’s no coffee pot or tea pot, there was a good chopping board… but there weren’t any cooking knifes, or any cooking utensils for that matter. There was no bread knife. We had to buy salt, pepper, sugar, laundry detergent (we didn’t get to use the dishwasher because we couldn’t find dishwasher detergent in small enough quantity for just one week). There were 2 nightstands… but no nightstand lamps. A small desk or even the most basic table in the extra empty room would have gone a long way. All the walls were bare, without a single piece of decoration in the house. It felt like we were moving into a pre-furnished apartment instead of a 7-day stay in someone else’s home during holidays.