Great bang for the buck. There’s probably no better deal in Madrid for the location in the center of Madrid, literally. The apartment is just steps away from Puerta Del Sol. Which is the dead center of Spain and major gathering, shopping and eating location.
In fact, everything is so close that we were able to hit 5 places on our itinerary in our first day when I only had 1 of the places actually scheduled. This gives you time to go to places over and over again instead of only once.
We were able to walk to almost every major site, which were within a mile radius. The Reina Sofia and Atocha Train Station are the farthest away so we took the Metro. But, at around 2 miles, it is walkable if you want to stroll through the streets and have the time to get there. You do end up walking between 8-10 miles a day because there’s so much to see and the miles just add up.
A major Metro stop is only 200 meters away so that’s also a fast way to get anywhere. The location is between two of the most popular streets for walking and shopping. Gran Via to the North and Calle Mayor to the south, which is anchored by the Plaza Mayor.
The apartment’s greatest asset is its location. It’s on a very popular pedestrian walkway, which is good and bad depending on what you are after. You will never go without any need there, but you will almost never have any peace and quiet once you step out the front door. We enjoyed it, but if you want a calm quiet vacation this is not the spot. Madrid is a very lively city and I recommend becoming part of it.
Since it’s the best deal in town, it’s also not luxurious. It’s very basic, but has all the things you need for a nice comfortable stay. Only downside is it only has one bathroom if you’re traveling with more than 3 or 4 people. The only time we spent in the apartment was for sleeping so it worked out great for us since we saved money on the apartment and spent it on our adventures.
The hosts are super responsive and I was often surprised how fast they got back to me. They were always more generous than I would have expected and made the stay very pleasurable.