Ana’s place is in a great location in central Madrid. The place was fine for a short trip, but there were a few issues that made it less than ideal for us. First, the pros: the apartment is right by a metro station, and is walking distance to many popular spots in the city center. There is lots of natural light in the studio. Finally, there is a washing machine, which is nice in the middle of a long trip. Now the cons - none of these were big enough to be dealbreakers on their own, but they added up to make us wish we had spent more money to go somewhere a little nicer. The check in process was confusing. Ana sent us instructions for where to pick up the key, but when we arrived the shopkeeper told us that Ana hadn’t left the key that day. Thankfully we decided to just go to the apartment to check if anyone was there. One of Ana’s friends was there and let us in, but she seemed sort of surprised we were there and her instructions for check out didn’t match what Ana had told us, which made the whole thing seem a little questionable to us. We ended up confirming things with Ana later, but advance communication of the change in check in plans would have been nice. The apartment itself is definitely more worn and dingy than it looks in the photos. Some things need to be repaired, like the handle to the balcony door that has fallen off and the ventilation fan in the bathroom. Also, some things weren’t very clean - the sheets were stained and the mattress had hair of various kinds on it. In the bathroom the shower could have used a scrubbing and the only bar of hand soap was super tiny and dirty. Some other small things - the iron was too rusty to use and the towels were stained. Like I said, no single thing was a huge deal for a short stay, but next time I would pay more for a better place.