We stayed at David’s apartment for a month, and we loved it.
The neighborhood (La Latina) is a delight, especially on Sundays when the El Rastro flea market sets up right outside. There’s a great blend of shops and restaurants within a few blocks — fancy high-end places, scrappy dive bars, and just about everything in between. It can get a bit rowdy outside the apartment on weekend nights, but the windows and walls dampen most of the noise and would be fine unless you’re a really light sleeper.
The apartment itself is clean, has great light in the bedroom and living room, and has super nice furniture and art. It felt like home right away. We cooked a dozen times in the kitchen and never found ourselves needing or wanting anything beyond what was provided. There’s a washer and large drying rack for laundry, which all worked well.
We struggled a bit with the internet, which was a little bit slow for anything complicated like video conferencing, which we needed to do periodically for work. For most purposes, the internet speed would be just fine, however.
David was incredibly kind and helpful, and is a great Airbnb host. He helped us solve a few minor issues, and is very responsive and communicative. We would stay here again without hesitation!