Antonio’s place is a ground floor unit situated 4 Metro stops away from Plaza Mayor, with 2 metros Moncloa and Argüelles both about a 350 metre walk from the apartment. We chose it because we wanted to be convenient to metro or buses for easy access to the tourist spots but away from the night noise. It filled our requirements nicely but, as well, the Moncloa District has a number of tourist attractions of its own as well as plenty of nice eating spots. As for the unit itself, it was immaculate with high quality fittings and furnishings and lots of thoughtful touches such as hanging hooks and plenty of power switches and USB points. The kitchen/dining area is set up so you could work from home easily there and it had good lighting throughout which is a rarity in units in older areas. The bed was great and there was a choice of pillows. The shower was roomy, with great water pressure and plenty of hot water. The place had the best security of any unit I’ve been in but the area seemed pretty safe to walk around in until midnight anyway. Although there was a very convivial little tapis bar about 5 doors up, the noise died down every night about 11 pm. We were there for 4 nights, including a Friday and Saturday night and noise was not an issue because of the excellent soundproofing of the place. There was also genuine ducted air-conditioning, making the place an excellent choice in both summer and winter. I probably need to mention for those who like lots of natural light that the place is quite dark during the day.
Antonio was an excellent host who was very responsive and helpful both before and during our trip. Don’t forget to ask him for the Madrid Tourist Card. If we were to visit Madrid again, we would certainly try to stay at Antonio’s place.