The apartment itself its not bad at all. Big enough for 5 people, the beds are comfy...
BUT:
- in terms of cleanliness, it was a big dissapointment. Maybe we were unlucky and it is not always like that, but from the moment we stepped in, the smell was awful. Couldnt stay without all the windows open in the first 2 days. The floors were sticky (seemed to be alcohool from the previous tourists), the bathroom floors sticky and smelly, the furniture dirty ( many dark handprints) and a lot of dust on the lighting appliances. Ah! And the dishes in the cabinets needed to be rewashed.
- we started to clean the house ourselves but had the unpleasant surprise not to find any type of cleaning products on site. So.. after washing the mop for 30 minutes (the mop was a big source of smell as it was soaked in beer and dust) we cleaned the floors with shower gel (3 times). We also cleaned the furniture with make-up wet wipes. After that, the atmoshere changed.
-the white courtains in the bedroom are at least grey.
- the furniture is dated and some pieces seem to fall apart.
- the sheets and towels were clean.
If the owner will consider to hire an efficient cleaning staff, and pay a bit of atention to the small details like repairing the broken furniture pieces, it will be a recomandable place. Moreover, refreshing the wall painting would be a good idea, as here and there are stains of wine and dirty marks.
So... not a bad apartment but it is not neat and maintained. It needs a bit of tlc.
Warning for the sports lovers tourists: if you come to Madrid for sport events, do not expect to see any sports tv channels. Not only in this apartment, but in general. U will Find some bars for the football events, but not for tenis for example. So, if u come to Madrid for Mutua Open, make sure u have tickets to all the matches, Because nothing is Broadcasted ( the sports channels are very expensive- around 155 euros/month from our understanding and not many people or even restaurants pay for that option).