My reviews follow the same structure and so here we go:
Is it safe? Yes I think so. The area felt ok there are a lot of people around at night. The door to the building is locked. The door to the apartment has a great big lock and solid hinges.
Location. Superb. If you list the things you want to see in Madrid you can easily walk to most of them from here. For the all the other places you want to see the metro station is very close.
Apartment is in Las Letras which is a delightful old character filled suburb with photogenic streets. Apartment is close to many restaurants, coffee shops and supermarkets. I think it’s in the best possible location in Madrid.
Is it per listing? Yes it is. The apartment is small and smaller than I had expected. The apartment is also showing its age and is a bit tired.
Shower? Good pressure, hot water, although careful as it drains slower than it fills.
Wi fi. Excellent.
Bed. Comfortable. Two of three nights there was a fair bit of noise from the street.
Host communication. Ana responds quickly. We had a small issue and Ana was quick coming back and resolving it for us. We did not meet Ana but that was ok. Access and departure was easy via coded key box.
Other: yes there are 80 steps to navigate from street to apartment door. We are both retired and didn’t find the number of steps to be an issue. We would have liked the stairwell to have been better lit as the treads are uneven and there is little natural light. At night, of course there is no natural light.
Overall: I rated it as good. A revamp to address the maintenance issues and smarten it up would move it to very good/excellent for me.
The location is the apartments greatest asset along with its host.