This property was not what I expected based on the Airbnb photos and the host's description. I don't like to write unfavourable reviews, but as an avid tourist, I know how important an unbiased report is, and I regularly rely on other's reviews to help me make decisions about where I'm going to spend my money to stay. So I'll start with the positives. Handy location, across the street from a small shopping complex with a large supermarket. The neighbourhood was close enough to the things I needed to get to (yoga studio to teach and practice) which was a major factor in booking the property. Initially, the host was very friendly and tried to be helpful. He was very communicative prior to my arrival. Washer on site with drying rack on adjacent balcony. 2-burner cook top, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, full size fridge, etc. Full bathroom. The host provided a free pickup from the airport because I hired the property for a week. The negatives. The property did not match the photos. The photos showed a sparse, clean apartment and based on the description (especially where it says the host lives nearby) I was under the impression the apartment was furnished but vacant. However, it seems the host lives in the apartment regularly (as evidenced by his freshly-hung laundry when I arrived (which I had to ask him to take down so I could hang my laundry) and fresh food in the fridge (beer, cold cuts, etc)). The apartment was also cluttered and dusty and doesn't have A/C (as noted in the description). The host told me that he just opens all the windows in the house. The street is unfortunately not quiet enough at night (noisy middle of the night rubbish removal several nights in a row and random noisy people passing by) so sleeping with the window's open was not possible. The host provided a small fan but it only operated in 2-hour increments, so sleeping on several very hot, stuffy nights was very difficult. Before booking the property, I had confirmed it was a private apartment for my sole use, and the host confirmed in an email back to me. However, on my first day there he sent me a message saying I had only booked a private room. After much back and forth over email and my sending him his confirmation email, he relented and changed his post to a private room rather than a private apartment and agreed he wouldn't come back to the apartment until I checked out. I am chalking this up to a language barrier between English and Spanish, but when the host came to meet me on check-out day, he was a bit hostile and unfriendly and didn't even bother to offer to help me with the door when he could see me struggling with my bags. The night he picked me up from the airport, during the spontaneous 1 1/2 driving tour around Madrid at 10:30pm, he complained to...