This was my second stay at Ana's this week. After a short stay in Seville, we were looking forward to returning to Ana's apartment.
I made a mistake in the reservation but Ana was insightful enough to know to prep for my two friends as well! We were pleasantly welcomed back to the apartment by Ana and the apartment was fresh for us again! Ana gave us some great recommendations for food and even called to make a taxi reservation for us on our departure- that was a huge relief for us since our Spanish was pretty light, it was nice to know we would have our airport travel covered! The apartment isn't exactly far from metro stops by with all our luggage and the number of changes needed to get to the airport we found it easier to take a cab too and from the airport. Much simpler to get to the train station via metro with luggage, just FYI.
Anyway Ana was a dream host, answered all our questions and was very responsive! We had a great stay in madrid! The apartment is close to excellent resturants and lots of squares we tended to wander for a while then stop for a snack and to read/people watch. We tried many of Ana's recommendations and they surpassed our expectations. Try the Cava Baja area for dinner. We had drinks and snacks at Tempranillo, the wine bar, dinner at Cafe Lucio, huge servings, not tapas style, very good food! My friends and I also found another spot very close by, Tximiri, also great meal, we ordered a number of things to share and all were tasty! The secreto imberico and chicken curry fajitas were especially good! Also the cocktail bar and deli close to the apartment are excellent
I would absolutely stay at Ana's again without hesitation and would recommend it to anyone looking to stay in Madrid. The area felt safe and very central! The washer and drying rack were very helpful too, we had everything we needed in the apartment!
Thank you Ana for a wonderful stay!