The place is very beautifully renovated, looks very much like its photos. However, do not be fooled by its aesthetics. I have never been to Madrid before and I read about the different neighbourhoods and where tourists should stay. La Latina was described as a vibrant community and close to the city with lots of shops and restaurants. Most of it is true but failed to mention that it is much more "ghetto" than the city strip. The area looked rundown, streets smelled like urine and drug addicts and drunks littered the alley ways. The walk isn't bad to Gran Via however when walking all day it can get exhausting walking back and forth; so the area was not ideal for us. The downtown core is MUCH nicer and much more happening with bars and restos open much later than La Latina and Plaza Mayor.
The unit was very nice however was missing ESSENTIALS; such as TOILET PAPER! (there was only 1 and a half roll for 5 of us for 3 days!) as a tourist I also assumed there may be instructions how to properly use the washer and dryer or A/C. The Condo's A/C unit only was functional in the living room, the bedrooms were hot and humid and only 1 fan in the second room. 2 of us slept on the couch because it was cooler. There was a previous post about constant banging, and boy was that true! Thankfully we were out most of the day but the banging and hammering lasted from 8am to approx. 6pm and it is extremely LOUD! The phone oddly rang early in the morning (not sure why or who was calling) but it occurred daily! which was such a nuisance for the days we slept in.
On our last day we were woken up at 6am by the police and told to leave immediately due to the building flooding! We only had time to close our luggages and be out the door in our PJS. I contacted the Host to advise her and never got a response back! I would of assumed we would get some of our money back since we did not even get to appropriately check out. Communication seemed to be lacking on the Hosts side, even when notifying her of some issues and didn't get a response. All in all I give this place a 2 Star our of 5!!!