Myself and my 2 sons stayed here for 4 nights. We were so pleased that the apartment was air conditioned given the +35 degrees temperatures in Madrid at this time of the year.
It is brilliantly located, close to the Plaza Mayor (the city’s grandest square), the royal palace and the lively food market (now a great food hall). It is also close to the Opera Metro station, which is a 45 minute journey to the airport for €5.
The Prado museum, Retiro Park and Egyptian Temple are a 20/25 minute walk across the centre but it is flat and easy. There are lots of good places to eat a few minutes away and two supermarkets very close.
The apartment makes you feel like a local. Behind a sturdy front door you walk along a short corridor and up some steps to the 1st floor to the apartments front door. There is a lift but we never used it. It all feels very secure and safe.
The apartment is clean, well laid out and stylish. The bathroom has a large walk in shower that works perfectly and two sinks. The kitchen is well equipped and thoughtfully the owner provides coffee, dishwasher tablets etc to make your arrival as easy as possible. There’s a generous dining area right next to the kitchen. The living space, which overlooks the quiet pedestrian street, is a good size with 2 sofas.
The twin bedroom is at the front and is very light with a huge wardrobe. It has its own aircon unit, as does the living room/main living space. The double bedroom is at the back and faces the buildings small internal courtyard so is darker and had a ceiling fan rather than an aircon unit. That said, we found it worked perfectly well and it was easy to get a good nights sleep.
Severine was a great communicator so arrival and departure was easy.
I wouldn’t hesitated recommending this apartment. Madrid is a brilliant, lively and sociable city and you will feel at the heart of it if you stay here.