My flight was over 6 hours late and Hector was so kind and understanding about it. He waited for my super late arrivals and even remembered it was my birthday and had wine waiting for me. The entire time I had a million questions which he answered promptly and recommended a few places where I went on to meet more people and ended up having the time of my life. I had even more issues with my flight last minute and he was still super accommodating and I felt really really well taken care of.
The place is exactly as pictured and has soooo many curious decoration I sometimes did not want to leave my place. Amazing shower, air conditioning worked fast and well.
You can't ask for a better location. Some airb&b exaggerate the proximity of sights & metro but I'm here to tell you it really is super Central. My focus was museums and night life. I bought metro passes but walked 90% of the sights. The Royal Palace was so close I wondered off and ended up at the back door. Which is really close to some of the churches and cathedrals. The museums are in a cluster maybe 10-12 mins walking. If you prefer metro Gran Via is really cute 2 mins walk from the apartment and Sol is maybe 5 or 7 but is more lively walk full of people and little shops.
It's also in the middle of a few really cool neighborhoods like like Malasaña and a few others where you are able to just get lost and walk for hours.
There is a lot of young people in the area, although I went on my trip alone I got a chance to meet a lot of interesting and kind people. Madrid never sleeps so you'll never quite be alone and I loved the energy of the neighborhood.
Obviously I'll be staying here again!!