My girlfriend and I had beed walking the Camino de Frances for a certain amount of time, and after that we decided to go to Madrid and relax for us few days. This is how we ended up at Raul's Place.

Our stay at Raul's place was very nice. By the time we contacted him, we were already in Madrid. When he found out about our message, he responded quickly and told us the time he needed to prepare the room and that we could come that same day. His English was absolutely good enough for the communication, but sometimes we had to think extra on what he meant. But he is so patient and helpful that he takes all the time to explain something until you understand it.

The room is exactly like on the photos. First of all, the room (and the rest of the house) is super clean. It's not too big, but spacious enough (including empty closets to use and a coathanger). You could cover the window with several curtains and a windowblind so it gets and stays really dark. Important for the next morning when the hot sun comes up :).

The bed was well prepared, we had blankets in more layers so we could make it as warm or could as we wanted it. It's too bad to say because we really liked Raul and his house, but the only thing we had a problem with, was the quality of the bed itself. It's a fold out bed, what meant for us that it was folden out, but both sides were crooked to the middle (a little bit like a V-shape). So naturally the gravity was rolling us a little bit to the middle, and we could not really enjoy lying fully relaxed on the matras. And personally for us that was really bad, because we ended the Camino because of a back / shoulder injury. So especially in our situation, a good sleep on a nice matras would definitely have been better for us.

But like I said, saying this is in spite of all the positive things we have to say about it.

The extra compliments go out to the breakfast options. We had toast, eggs, yoghurts, cereal and fruits. And then eating this all on his super sunny balcony in the morning. That was absolute perfect for us, we loved it.

Raul and his house have been really good for us. And as long as you are not that critical about a bed, we would definitely recommend this to everyone reading. All the conditions were perfect, and also the connection with the center is great. Thanks Raul for being so helpful (especially when we both didn't have a phone anymore).

Yes people, do it. Make the choice and go to Raul! :)