So, 3:20pm on my check-out day, I'm writing this on Tomás' sofa cos he was kind enough to let me overstay my welcome lol.
Among all the open-minded, cheerful hosts I've had around Spain, Tomás still stands out with his hospitality (he even offered to pick me up from Chamartín, which was really unbelievably nice although I'm empathic enough to kindly decline that; he also fetched me a salon hair dryer from his parents' despite that he doesn't need it himself), his coffee n toast, our shared passion about Rick and Morty (lol) and his delightful candidness in mutual aspects.
Of course, the room, the apartment and Tomás himself is exactly the way the pictures represent. It's a shame (and travellers' luck too) that Tomás wasn't able to demonstrate his photoshop skills as a graphic designer in those pics haha.
As the apartment is located between Artilleros and Pavones, Puerta del Sol, Prado, Retiro and all the tourist attractions are easily accessible via metro. Madrid is a great city with endless thrills to offer, and Tomás' neighbourhood, Moratalaz, is an ideal place to chill after a day's strolling around. Everybody I met from this barrio is incredibly sweet, actually.
The heater works and Tomás kept checking with me if it was the temperature I'd prefer, the kitchen is well-equipped, and there's TV, Wifi, everything I needed.
I've always thought that the local host you got would in many ways reinforce your feelings for this city. I love Madrid (the city itself), and Tomás left me fairly positive impression of los madrileños.
Thanks for lighting up my 2016 and 2017, both Tomás and Airbnb :)
P.S. Tomás speaks really decent English and he genuinely wants to brush up on it! Hence my 100% recommendation for English speakers to book here n stay with him.