Great location and a very stylish little apartment which was a perfect base to explore the city. The communication was excellent and Moncho’s colleague, Ada, was really helpful when we arrived late in the evening.
The twin beds and mini kitchenette were perfect for me and my teenage son who had come over for a long weekend of sightseeing and watching football. It cost about €4-€5 to get an Uber to the very centre of the city (Plaza Mayor) or you could walk there in about 20 minutes. It is only a 3 minute walk from the Station making it very easy to get to/from anywhere further afield.
The decor and fittings are all good quality and the shower in particular was excellent. I would have expected to pay much more for as nice a space in a hotel this central.
A couple of points worth noting:
If you order an Uber, you need to select the pickup location as the next adjacent street (100 yards away) or the pickup defaults to the Station location which is a 5 minute walk away.
It’s on the third floor - if you struggle with stairs you might be a hostage to the single lift working (although we had no problems on our visit.)
Don’t forget to close the shutters unless you want to be woken up by the traffic. However, closing the shutters make it pretty quiet.
It was fantastic for sleeping and eating breakfast or supper but if you expect to spend a lot of time in the apartment, I might recommend somewhere a little bit bigger. That said, Madrid is definitely worth getting out to see and this is a great place to stay while you do that.
Overall I thought it was great value and I would definitely stay there again.
[For the city itself, I would thoroughly recommend both the Electric Bike tour and the Segway Tour with segwaytrip.com up at Plaza de Saint Miguel - both bookable through AirBnB. Also, the San Miguel Market has a fantastic selection of Tapas from all around Spain.]
Thanks, Moncho.