¡Bienvenido a casa!
When David greeted us at the front door of his apartment building it truly felt like he was welcoming us home.
After the easy one floor walk up, and upon entering his apartment, it made even more sense because this is not your typical, vacation rental filled with IKEA furniture and decor. This is David’s home, when his work has not called him for duties in other parts of the world.
For my traveling companion Coco and I, both longtime New York City residents, this was the ultimate urban apartment. It offered all the amenities of comfort if you want to stay in for the night, but it’s central location insures that you could be at any of Madrid‘s top restaurants, theaters or nightclubs by easily strolling or by hopping on the metro just two blocks from the apartments front door.
David also makes you feel at home by making himself available, via WhatsApp, to answer any questions about the apartment, the city or just to be helpful by offering his top picks for local restaurants and bars.
However, I would feel remiss by not mentioning one caveat of the apartment during the time of our stay.
Although there are two beautiful, remodeled bathrooms to offer guests’ comfort, the shower floor/drain in the master bath was not working sufficiently so it was suggested I use the shower in the secondary bathroom.
Unfortunately, the architect who executed the remodel, placed the large Wall-mounted, towel heater/radiator inside the shower, directly across from the fixed-glass shower door thus creating a narrow space of just 12 inches for guests to a thread themselves between to access the shower.
My friend Coco, who is a petite woman, had no problem entering the shower. However for me, standing nearly 2 m tall, I was forced to crawl in and out of the shower.
But, kudos to David for promptly offering a solution upon learning and of my shower access difficulties. David assures me that this one design blemish in an otherwise spectacular apartment is being addressed immediately.
Overall, despite that one hiccup with the shower, I still rate this apartment a five-star experience.
If you are looking for a well appointed, stylishly designed, art-filled apartment in the center of one of Madrid‘s hippest neighborhoods, you will not be disappointed staying here at David‘s apartment.