I have travelled a lot of countries in Europe and used to stay in pretty good hotels. For the first time I wanted to try Airbnb and it turned out to be a bad experience for me and my girlfriend.
1. The room is not as spacious as it looks in the pictures, it was pretty conjusted and they had some sort of smell which was a huge turn off as soon as we entered.
2. We were always quiet but whenever we used the washroom we had to slide doors and everytime we slide the doors it automatically used to make noise, host used ask us not make noise.
3. One of the worst thing is that they didn't give keys to the room which was really not OK for me. I thought it would be safe and we believed that our host would appreciate guests privacy. But, when we left in the morning and came back home in the middle of the night I was pretty shocked that things weren't in the same place as I had kept. And I immediately checked our passports and documents that we had in our bags. This happened both the days. It was really a huge turn off for us because I had tilted the window as there is no ventilation and it smells when everything is closed. So I clearly know that the host HAD COME INSIDE THE ROOM CLOSED THE HALF TILTED WINDOWS, which is really not something that I expected out of them. We didn't even discuss this with them and we just wanted to leave as soon as possible. And we used to travel around Madrid City with our travel documents in hand.
Host is good in terms of communication and stuff but I really wouldnt recommend people to stay there. And it's really not worth price because the private room is without keys and they enter when we are not around. They have a very attractive photos but they haven't mentioned anything about them not giving keys for our rooms..
I am deeply hurt with the Airbnb experience in Madrid even though we followed their rules and regulations of their house and their privacy. I would definitely not recommend to my friends or anyone.
Thank you.