It's a great apartment, very large, airy, nice mix of rustic and modern. The location is dynamite, Puerta de Atocha train station, the main museums (Prado, Reina Sophia, Thyssen), Plaza de Angel, loads of restaurants are within a few minutes walk. Slightly further afield is Plaza Mayor, San Miguel Market, Puerta del Sol and the rest of Centro but still a brief walk, we went to all of them each day and never wanted a taxi or Metro. There are many bars within a couple blocks if that's your thing but it's up a couple floors and well insulated so the noise never bothered us. The elevator is very good. The apartment itself is very big, high ceilinged, open but with separate spaces. The kitchen is it's own room with a table and chairs; the big living room has a dining table, sofa, other comfy chairs, a cute glassed in balcony. The main bedroom has a big comfy bed and a large, well appointed bathroom. For a couple it's huge, beautiful, well furnished. We are 3: myself, partner, and 8 year old. We loved it and would be thrilled to stay again. If you're more than 2 and not a family just know that the main bathroom, which is excellent, is off the bedroom. The wife and kid stayed there, I was in a sofa bed in a little room off the living room which was fine. The second very small bathroom is just a toilet with a tiny sink. I was brushing my teeth at night and in morning in the kitchen sink and waiting until the girls got up to do any showering, etc. Not complaining, we really do hope to rent there again but if you're more than a couple or small family have a bathroom sharing plan.
The hosting service was excellent: friendly, informative, attentive. A weird issue that they explained to us: we arrived in a rental car and because we drove up to the apartment to unload we entered the central historic district which will result in a large fine unless you park in a public garage. So before we returned the car we entered a parking garage, got the stub, went immediately and paid for the parking (.05 euro!) and drove out. Weird wacky annoying but it seems to have worked.
Great place great location we hope to return
Tomas
October 2022