If you're coming to Madrid to explore the city, this place is absolutely perfect. Alberto was an amazing host and made us feel right at home.
Location:
- It took us 6 minutes to walk to Puerta del Sol (v lively square), which is literally the center of Madrid and Spain; this makes public transportation so easy.
- El Mercado San Miguel is a crosswalk away (think Ferry Building in San Francisco but with sangrías and tapas!)
- Calle Mayor is a 2-min walk away, which means if you ever get tired of the whole touristy thing and just want to people-watch with a beer in hand at night, you can do that :)
- The place is incredibly safe. Maybe since it's so close to Puerta del Sol (hence a lot of people), there's a lot of friendly police roaming around. You also need a key to get into the entire apartment building.
- There's a supermarket next door.
The place itself:
- It has all the amenities you can ask for, including a smart tv, washing machine, dishwasher, kitchen stuff, etc.
- The mini-staircase inside the "terrace" inside the place lets you see the entirety of the vicinity from a rooftop (I wish I could upload photos), and it's gorgeous.
- I think this has come up in other reviews, but in exchange for the rooftop view and the gorgeous loft, the ceiling is slanted-- this might be a problem if you're tall since it can limit your movement. My dad is 5' 9 or 10" and he was fine-- just check with Alberto beforehand!
- There's actually a lot of storage space you're into that :)