This was only my 2nd time using airbnb as a guest and I was very happy with my choice to stay at Laura's place. My cell phone did not work in Madrid, and when I landed I was only given 15 minutes of free wifi. As soon as I got connected I received a message from Laura's friend David welcoming me and giving me practical tips to get to the place. I'm used to travel a lot and I travel light so I was ok but for those with heavy luggage and not willing to ask people for directions it takes a while to get to the apartment from the airport. The metro system is good, safe and clean but you have to change once and then you have to walk a few blocks before you get to the apartment. The neighborhood was really fun as I arrived during the Gay pride week end so it was lively and colorful. The apartment is indeed very bonito exactly like on the pictures and it was SUPER CLEAN. The bathroom was spotless as well as the kitchen and just about the whole place. Lots of light, cute balcony opening on an indoor patio, no street noise. Wifi worked great the whole time ( 4 nights). The bed was comfortable. It is really quiet in the morning and afternoon but on weekend nights ( again it was gay pride weekend) it got really noisy around 3 or 4 am due to other residents coming home and being very loud in the staircase. We were on vacation and so tired anyway that we went back to sleep and didn't really care. The area is ideally located, I walked everywhere in the touristic zone and around each interesting quarters around. So many cute quiet plazas around, great shopping on main big avenue and on small charming streets. There are 2 small convenient stores next to the building and a bigger one nearby. Plenty fun local bars and artsy cafés to experiment ( my favorite thing to do) but for those who can't live without McDonald's and Starbucks you can find them too around the corner. I had a great time in this bonito apartment in the heart of Madrid. Thank you David for your warm welcome.