This is the best location if you want to be right in the middle of a legitimately cool scene. You can easily walk to almost everything that you'll want to do, close to a number of metros and the major streets with quick access to different barrios in Madrid. I personally love Chueca, the barrio adjacent to Malasaña, which is two streets over, 5 min walking. Absolute best location if you're staying for one day, one week or even one month! Everything that you could ever want.

My roommate and I were working for a full month in Spain and after a week, Charo made us feel like family in the house. It is a orderly environment, Charo keeps the apartment very clean and washed our clothes/changed the sheets every week. I very much enjoyed my time with Charo and really appreciated her warmth, hospitality and knowledge about Madrid. She's always willing to chat about things to do in Madrid, and it's great to interact with her.

There are other AirBnB rooms for rent in this apartment and it's important that the tenants respect the hours of the house, Charo is a wonderful dueña (lady of the house) and makes this clear. The acoustics make moving around the bathroom and kitchen a bit noisy, so you must mind the volume level coming in late. If you're thinking about partying or having common space to invite friends over or interact with other people in the apartment, you should look for a different listing. I spent most of my time outside of the house, so this was fine for me.