Tanya’s place went above and beyond all expectations. It was perfect for our family of four! We couldn’t have asked for a better location (~15 minutes from the palace, 10 from plaza de sol, 5 from Mercado San Miguel, 20-30 from Caixaforum and prado/el retiro, 8 from plaza mayor, 20-25 from the Egyptian temple, etc). We were able to walk everywhere, there were tons of great restaurants right in our neighborhood, and the Mercado San Miguel is a must visit!
The apartment was thoughtfully laid out, and felt quite spacious. It was also very well equipped—it had tea, coffee, and sugar, a kettle, plus utensils, cutting boards, plates, mugs, cups, pots and pans, washer, dishwasher, dish soap, sponge, dish towel, etc. In the bathroom there was shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand soap, hair dryer, etc. The one thing was that the shower water never got “hot” hot, but it was warm (though I will note that the showers can be a little difficult to turn on) and it wasn’t a huge deal, because everything else was so great. There were numerous grocery stores nearby, so we were able to pick up cereal to have for breakfast. Everything was especially clean and tidy, which was great!
Anything we needed to contact Tanya about, she quickly replied.
This spacious two bedroom, two bathroom could easily have sufficed for a longer stay—I even commented that I wish my apartment (in southern Spain) could be as nice as this Airbnb.
And having heat was great, because it got really cold in Madrid!
ALSO!!-MAJOR PLUS—when we were looking for places to stay, many of the comments for other places mentioned the loud noise at night. This was one of the few in the center that was referred to as quiet, and indeed it was! Both bedrooms are luxuriously tucked in the back end of the apartment, away from the street, and only have windows facing the interior courtyard. We’ve had other Airbnbs where we’ve been kept up most of the night due to people outside, so this was really fantastic!
All in all, we had a really great time in Madrid, and that was, in no small part, due to this fantastic apartment.