Ok! This place is right next to Atocha, the train station in Madrid. It was quite nice to arrive by train and only have a short walk out of Atocha station to the place. The place has a Starbucks right downstairs, a KFC, a McDonalds, Dunkin’ Donuts. The Reina Sofia museum and the Prado are super close by. You are right on the Retiro park too!
The place is on the second floor, no elevator, not a problem unless you have large suitcases. When I first saw the place, I was impressed with the significant use of large glass panels. It’s as if many of the walls along the hallway have 3/4 height walls and are finished up top with glass. Very stylish. But sometimes style isn’t very functional, like a pair of fancy shoes. Tow of the bedrooms and both bathrooms have this glass feature, so if a light is on in any one of these spaces, it bleeds into the other spaces. Also, you can basically hear everything going on in the apartment, so privacy is not really existent. The neighborhood is kind of like being in Times Square, lots of people and activity. You can hear activity outside from the apartment. Not a huge issue, but there are more private neighborhoods. Overall we had a fun time over New Years there, would love to return to Madrid again!