Pros:
- Great location, close to public transportation (three metro lines within a five minute walk) and very central to all main sites in Madrid, including Plaza del Sol, Plaza Mayor, royal palace, etc. Easy to get anywhere in Madrid from here!
- easy check in process
- clean apartment with all the basics you could need for a short stay in Madrid
Cons:
- I have stayed at AirBnBs across the world for ten years, and can confidently say that the mattress in the bedroom is the most uncomfortable I have ever slept on. It is a box spring on a metal frame with a very thin IKEA pad on top of it. My wife and I did not have one good night’s sleep while in this apartment.
- only alternative to sleeping on the bed was the pullout couch in the living room, which was slightly more comfortable. Unfortunately however, the noise from the street (even with windows, pocket doors, and curtains closed) was unbearable after dark, because it is lined with clubs and bars that are hopping until 4 or 5am every night of the week, thus making sleep very challenging.
I would highly recommend that the host invest in a new mattress as it will make guests’ stays infinitely more pleasant at this otherwise nice AirBnB.