The apartment is every bit a beautiful as the pictures show. It was a very comfortable place to relax and get a bit of work done in between walking around Madrid. It's just off Plaza Mayor which made navigating super easy both walking and using the metro, plus there are people around at all hours so even as a single female, I always felt safe.

Ruben is a very friendly host with a sincere wish to make his guests' stay as pleasant as possible. There were a couple of minor hiccups related to the apartment and Ruben both being new to airbnb, but he handled them in such a way that my needs were fully taken care of and fixed them for the next guest. He was also so kind and helpful when I made some mistakes (locked myself out and didn't realize I'd left the keys in the apartment until 11pm when I came home and when I accidentally cancelled my reservation instead of modifying it). He even let me practice my pidgin Spanish on him (though we usually had to switch to English).

When I come back to Madrid, I look forward to staying here again.