A great apartment, located right off of Gran Via and close to everything in the center of Madrid (only 5min walk from Puerta del Sol). The water pressure & hot water are very good, and the internet is very, very fast. Also, the apartment has a Nespresso machine, this is very important to me. There's a Bocadillos Oink about 100 feet from the building, which is a great place to grab a morning snack.
A couple notes :
- The Southern European definition of "dryer" is pretty broad. In the case of this apartment, the dryer is a clothesline on the outside of the window of the apartment, not an actual dryer machine.
- During my stay, a man showed up at the apartment while I was present to switch out the microwave. He didn't speak much English and definitely did not understand that this was an Airbnb apartment for tourists. The issue is that the host did not let me know that this would happen, and when I asked to make sure this was legitimate, he took a long time to respond and did not offer any apology for not letting me know beforehand. This is dangerous at worst and inconsiderate at best. I'd recommend that the host be more communicative in this regard.