There was a lot to like about this Airbnb, however we were overall quite disappointed.
The good: location is fantastic (on street with lots of fab Tapas restaurants and bars, but never too loud); the layout of the flat works well for entertaining with a large kitchen dining table and fantastic seating area for drinks and games; the building itself is full of character with a super old staircase - it feels special.
The bad: there were a number of things which didn’t live up to our expectations, especially for a premium apartment. 1) broken things: there were many things that were broken in the flat, including: shattered shower screen, chipped plates, chair in main bedroom is cracked down the middle meaning one bedside didn’t have a bedside table; the clothes horse in main bedroom is cracked so can’t have anything on it; bed in main bedroom fell through as frame wasn’t put together; 2) lots of wear: twin bathroom was mouldy and hadn’t been taken care of; the floor was breaking and chipping everywhere so it feels like walking on gravel in places, 3) mattresses in second bedroom are very uncomfortable, and in the twin one of the mattresses was a piece of foam rather than a proper mattress.
Overall, we would not choose to come back to this Airbnb, and suspect that the owners need to spend a bit of money bringing it back into the condition you’d expect. When they’ve done this, I’m sure it will once again be a great place to stay in Madrid.