First up the good - really comfy, clean and well-equipped flat in the heart of Lavapies, which is an area we love. The bed is probably the most comfortable airbnb bed I've ever stayed in!
The flat is a studio, as described, clean and has everything you need for a brief stay.
The not so good - Orlando wrote me a message the day before asking to confirm check in time. We had an early morning train from Valencia, so I let him know we'd arrive at 11.30-12 - and he wrote back a response confirming and asking us to let him know half an hour before we arrived.
Turns out this was an automated/copy paste response - when we were close he said the flat wasn't ready, and that we should have checked in at 3 as it says on the listing. We've stayed in countless airbnb's and arranged a flexible check in with hosts - like any normal person, receiving a confirmation message after sending our check in request made us think it was fine. Bear in mind we had heavy suitcases and a cat, waiting around in the Madrid sun in August wasn't ideal and we were lucky the cleaner finished early.
Without this mix up, and Orlando's response blaming us rather than accepting he had contributed to if not completely caused it, we would have given a higher rating. So go ahead and book the place is great but be wary of check in mixups!