We had the Airbnb nightmare we sometimes hear people tell about.
The apartment is very small, cute, and in a wonderful part of Madrid. In fact it’s so small there is no place to put things in the kitchen or the bathroom and you have to squeeze to get to the far side of the bed.
Unfortunately the apartment is also new and most things did not work— no hot water in the bathroom for 2 days, no hot water in the kitchen at all, no instructions for using the induction stove, washing machine didn’t work, etc.
The worst and dangerous part of this—there was a jam in the deadbolt to the apartment and we got locked in for an hour and a half. When the host finally came to let us out, he was very angry at the inconvenience.
Additionally, the hosts are refurbishing the apartment next door so there is heavy construction and noise all day long.
We’d gone to Madrid for our anniversary. This experience ruined our trip.