Great place and even better hosts
Location: ideally located in Madrid’s hip Malasaña district, just off La Gran Vía’s shops and theaters and within walking distance of many restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and vintage clothing stores. A short walk to Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sols, Palacio Real, and many touristic attractions. Do pay a visit to the renovated Mercado San Miguel for modern tapas and the iconic Mercado de San Ildefonso for tapas and drinks at night.
The place: true to the photos, third floor with elevator, a small balcony and soundproof windows, sparkling clean and tastefully furnished with a good bed with clean sheets. It has everything you need, including a small washing machine, dual oven, Nespresso coffee maker (they even left us several pods, water, milk, salt & pepper and a bottle of wine, all you need to have a good start), etc. The bathroom is well equipped with a modern shower. They left us clean new towels, toilette paper, soap, shampoo, and conditioner.
The hosts: I rarely write reviews, but David & Michelle made our stay so pleasant that I just had to. David went out of his way to make us have a great stay. We had a series of small mishaps -not related to the apartment- and he was there to help us every time. I left my computer cable in a previous stop and David immediately found where they sold replacements and even offered me his own same brand cable. We will definitely go back and recommend it to our acquaintances. In summary, the best Airbnb hosts we have had and we have traveled extensively.