You couldn’t ask for a better location or a nicer host.
Max’s apartment seemed to be no more than a 20min walk from everything – and if the place I wanted to visit was further than that, then there was a choice of three metro stations within 10 mins walk.
Max met me at the door and answered all my questions, and once he discovered that this was my first visit to Madrid, he gave me a detailed map of all the sights of the city and the best way to get to them.
The apartment is in a beautiful old building and faces on to the courtyard. This means that it is nice and quiet and doesn’t get a lot of sun – which is a bonus in Madrid – even in September.
The only disadvantage was that there was no aircon. Leaving the front door open helped a lot but I’m not sure how happy I would have been had the temperature been any hotter (it was 29 to 32 degrees C when I was there).
And if you are looking for a fantastic Airbnb Experience in Madrid do search for "Spanish breakfast-brunch experience", you won't regret it, I promise.