I'm going to try not to take away from the potential of this place. Check-In is relatively simple if you just read past reviews. Upon entering the staircase, you can notice a distinct and strong "cat urine" smell. Didnt bother me too much as long as our place didnt have any stench. As we approached the loft, the cleaning lady was still in loft. We arrived at 1530, we had to waiting in the staircase for a bit until she finished up. Upon entering the loft, we were greeted by a whiff of bleach and cat urine smell. Depending on the person, you either get use it to smell or cant stand it. Well the smell was unbearable for my girlfriend. It made her light-headed and nauseous and couldn't be in there for periods of time. The host's communication was great throughout the reservation, until this moment. He didnt pick up my calls or messages, so I contacted Airbnb and stated they couldn't contact him either. So I was faced with a dilemma, either look for somewhere else (a lot of places were booked) or fix the problem myself. I decided to attempt to fix it and bought a can of air freshener in attempts to drown out the smell. It didnt entirely drown out all the smell but it made it bare-able for my girlfriend to stay in there. But unfortunately this issue took up almost our entire day to figure out so we basically lost out on a day in Madrid. When the host finally contacted me back, he was very apologetic but didnt offer much of a solution. He indicated that it was a "minor issue" that recieved no complaints in past (false). I would have to disagree. Not only did people (recent past reviews) bring up the smell as one of the noticable, if not the most noticeable observation of the loft, but I would imagine even if one guest complained about something and it is somewhat legitimate, I dont think it's considered a "minor issue". When I think about a minor issue, I think of missing towels or soap. But I digress. The place also has a lot of wear and needs some maintainence (mold in the shower, cracks in the wall and stains around the loft). Besides that, the location is great. Its centrally located, with easily access to restaurants, shopping centers and bars. Getting to the location from the airport and train station is straight forward. I would reconsider this place again, only if the host/owner did some work on it. But I would imagine you have better or equal alternatives in the area for the roughly same price.