Next time I go to Madrid, I will get a hotel. The service in Madrid is superb and, by comparison, what we paid for one week at this Airbnb would have been comparable to a 4-star hotel.
For me, this Airbnb experience was a ‘one star.’ It is accurately described as 'central,' but I felt severely sleep deprived after experiencing the din of Madrid every night for a week until 6-7 in the morning!! At first, I was intrigued by a nation that could party so hard - such stamina! However, I was really relieved to head back to the UK and then Canada to be closer to a more sedate crowd.
Second bed was not made up when we arrived (nor was there bedding - thankfully, I had a sleeping bag with me); owner 'excused' herself of this oversight by saying that she 'thought' we were a couple. Also, the whole place, to my standard is kind of grimey. There are filthy plastic plants on every surface that we needed to collect and put out of the way. Last minute 25 euro late arrival charge; none of this was clear on the website. Also, only one set of keys provided; when we asked for second, it was provided but the outside key did not work. People who rented a similar suite beside us also only had one key and their outside key did not work either.