Overall terrible experience.
Bad: (1) host(not at home) doesn’t know about the facilities in the flat very well, the heat radiator can’t be turned on the first day when Madrid was freezing cold….shivering…
(2) the second night terrible thing happened. A man intruded my room and violently got me out of the room while I was sleeping at 3a.m. midnight. He turned out to be their second guest. He was violently unlocking the doors, the host’s wife and baby was crying! On the other hand, the host has not inspected the guest and given proper instructions. e.g. why he is allowed to check in at 3am? We were in helpless situation when bad thing happen at midnight. He didn’t speak English nor Spanish, how you communicate? and so on
(3) Two night bars located just on the opposite side of the street. Friday night people gathering in front of your bedroom window chatting continuously…
Good: near station; the host may be kind person, but very inexperienced.
Still a nightmare(recalling that night).