We loved this apartment with all its space, wonderful art, cool decor, good light, and comfortable bed and furniture in a vibrant central Madrid neighbourhood. We arrived at the beginning of Dos De Mayo which meant Malasaña was in full celebration. We had a ring side seat to all the fun and buzz of the party. This is living like a local. It is noisy but we were on Madrid time (out late) and tired from our days out and about, so it wasn’t a problem. If you are more noise sensitive like my hubby, you can use earplugs.
There is a good washing machine and a Nespresso machine which is a great bonus. There are lots of great restaurants, tapas bars, wine, craft beer, interesting shops in the Malasaña barrio. We recommend Toma cafe for early coffee and a Tosta. Madrid is a walkable city and we walked most everywhere. The hosts left us a transport card which we loaded for single train trips as we needed. We had a slight hiccup with check in but it was sorted quickly. If you want to experience the energy of the very cool Malasaña then this apartment is the perfect choice.