"I've seen the idiot" was the message I accidentally received from Luis, as I walked up the street to begin the "treasure hunt" of finding the locked box containing the keys to the apartment. "Perdón" was the next message... "I was talking to myself." Not a good start Luis... not good at all. I can only assume you and a friend had spied me and had judged me to be an idiot... a fact you were now confirming between yourselves. And Luis... it's not possible to talk to yourself over a phone...
You can read all about the accommodation in people's other comments. Look, it's down town Madrid in an older part... It's not going to align with everyones expectations, but the reality is it's fine if you just want a place clean and dry place to lie your head. I can see the truth in everyone's comments, good or bad... and it really does come down to a persons expections, and don't forget this is budget accomodation.
So Luis... I've read your other feedbacks and I sense your probably not a bad guy... I didn't get to meet you, maybe you just messed up with me, I've done this with other people myself... you are forgiven. However, I do want to finish with one word... Hospitality... it means the friendly reception of guests and strangers. No doubt you've had some bad guests, yes I read all your signs on the walls trying to urge people to do the right thing, and to do things without your intervention, but Luis... you don't really offer "hospitality" you off basic accommodation... what do you expect from people if you do not respect them? There is more to AirBNB than making money offering rooms to "idiots."
Having had many foreigners stay in my own home for free I can assure hospitality is the hardest... but most rewarding part.