I stayed 5 days there, with 4 full days to visit Madrid. I came there because of the proximity with Santiago Bernabeu, and as I believed it was a safe area to sleep.
As a fan of Real Madrid, perfect location to go to the stadium (5-10 min by walk). Also, there is a pretty nice Irish bar close to there to watch games you want.
As a tourist, I understood that if you want to visit Madrid, it is mostly the middle-south of the city. Charo gave me a card and adviced me to take the bus to go there. Actually, it was a really good idea! Like that you can see the city in the bus! From there, it would take like 30-40 min to go to the main places by bus. I used to come back home by metro, which is really close to home, like 5 min by walk! The price of the bus or the metro is the same, but I believe the way I've done was the best (morning bus, night metro).
Concerning the host, Charo is a nice person that was there if I had any questions. She gave me a link where you can find a map of Madrid and things to do! Also, she gave me a bottle of water to welcome me at home, and as she said in the advert, everything is included!! (of course not food). The last but not the least, she lent me a metrobus card so I can use it in Madrid! Of course before checking out, I topped up it to put back all the time I used it, and gave it back to her!
Concerning the room, I don't know why, I thought the room was smaller, but I was happy to find a large room with enough space, and with a double bed (queen size I think, not sure). I had a TV, but who's gonna watch TV when you are in Madrid, unless for football? haha. But seriously I didn't use it. I had a wardobe, a nice large table, a chair, a lamp close to my bed, plugs also close to the bed. The only thing is that it was cold in the morning, but Charo felt it and lighted on a machine to warm the house (not the radiator, something else), and during the night I felt better when I came back.
Tips of the area:
- Carrefour market 24/7 just at the bottom of the building, which is PERFECT!!!
- In the street in parallel, the Irish pub is a good place to finish your night after a good tour of Madrid
- Santiago Bernabeu of course
- Proximity with the metro also!
- I believe that I saw a mall close to there, but I didn't have enough time to visit it! Preferred to do other stuffs
- Safe area
DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT