The location was lovely but the interactions with the host made the flat very unenjoyable for my sister and I. She charged 30+ Euro extra charges upon whim - no notification whatsoever. Firstly, upon checkin she had her assistant, who did not speak English, show us the place. After she left, we to get groceries and were unable to get the door unjammed. We contacted Meyling and did not receive a response. We also contacted her assistant, who did respond, but in spanish. We were not able to understand so she came over at 1030PM. We ended up missing out on dinner as the restaurants closed and were left waiting for over an hour and a half. Later that evening Meyling informed us she would charge us 25 euro for asking for help with the door.
Negatives: Her Lightbulbs did not work in the bathroom and when we asked her about that, she conveniently did not respond. She also asked us to take the trash out the night before we left and remove all the linens despite charging us a cleaning fee. Lastly, she contacted us AGAIN saying there was makeup on the towels (the only linens she left for our use) and that she would charge us for them. Additionally, the apartment is 4 steep floors and has very unfriendly neighbors. The flat is very loud, so if you want quiet at night you are best in a neighborhood like Chamberi. The flat is also very small, big enough for 1 or 2 max. Hard to fit two suitcases in room and have room to walk.
Positives: nice neighborhood, good tapas bars nearby and close to metro and other tourist places like plaza mayor and puerto del sol.