After a delay in arriving ( we walked from one earlier Metro stop than expected due to closure) we finally located the apt and yes, it is up quite a few stairs. Street signs are tiny and on small tiles half rubbed off sometimes. The church across the street that we were looking for does not really have an obvious sign.
I would say anyone with bad knees or mobility issues would find it difficult with the stairs. The reward after stairs was a great view from the little balcony . Once we got settled, we realized this is a really, really great location.
Sol was friendly and showed us around, it was rushed but that was our fault for being late to meet her. I did message her a little later with questions about grocery store location and how to work the adaptor to plug in our iPhones and she replied very promptly. We ended up buying an adaptor in a shop close by, no big deal. I was also not feeling well and she messaged later to check that I was feeling better, she’s a very nice person.
Yes the shower is tight and you will smack your head about three times before you remember to duck but all in all we were very pleased with the apt, it was cozy and as pictured. Nicely appointed kitchen but we really just heated a few things up & made espresso. WiFi was fast and the tap water was fine for drinking. We didn’t need air conditioning or heat, we left the balcony door open at night and it was perfect. No one has mentioned the ringing of the bells- there’s a church right across the street but we found that cool and added to the charm of the location. It is loud though, FYI.
This location is perfect for getting to all the major sights we wanted to see in Madrid and we walked to the train station in about twenty minutes. 2 blocks away on Calle Mayor is a small 24 hr supermarket for supplies- we got sugar, soap, paper towels and they have the generic Nespresso pods (10 pack for 1.8 euros) they also had nice pastries for breakfasts.
Sol has a list of recommended restaurants including one on Cava Baja which is a must- “ Los Huevos De Lucio” ( we read about it in other places too) for “ broken eggs” we got ours with chorizo and it and that street was one of our favorite places for eating while in Madrid.
All in all, we had a great stay.