Wow, wow, wow! This place exceeded our expectations and then some. I cannot recommend it highly enough. The location, the stylish, newly-refurbished apartment, being spotlessly clean, the attentiveness of our hosts and the little special touches from the hosts that made us feel special and super-welcome to Madrid...including a surprise welcome gift that just blew us away (read below). I had my original Airbnb that I had booked many months before cancel due to electrical problems the afternoon before a short 5 day stay in Madrid. It sent me into chaos, but fortunately this apartment had just come onto the airbnb market. It was like a blessing in disguise as it ended up being a much better choice. LOCATION - first of all the location is in a relatively quiet street, but what is in the super-chic Malasaña neighbourhood. This is one of the best locations to be in surrounded by super-cool restaurants and bars and adjacent to Chueca, with easy walking access to all the major sites around the central area of Madrid, including Gran Via, Puerta del Sol etc. THE APARTMENT - is located on the 4th floor of an apartment building that does require some steps from the elevator. The apartment seemed to have been recently renovated and was absolutely spotlessly clean. The photos just do not do it justice, but I really like the modern eclectic design of the place, with a motorbike as a feature and these wooden hand chairs that have to be seen to be believed. You could see that whoever decorated it showed a lot of attention to detail with nice little touches in the bedrooms. And importantly for visiting Madrid in the Summer there are air-conditioners in each of the the 3 bedrooms and the main room and they work very well. WiFI also worked well. Soap and towels were well supplied for each of the rooms. Although, we did not do much cooking (just eggs for breakfast) there were cooking and dining utensils provided. THE HOSTS - for our stay were Aram and Emelio. Communication with them via the app was easy and very prompt. They kept in touch with us before and after our flight to make sure that they could meet us when we arrived at the apartment. Aram met us at the apartment and showed us around. The check-in process was very easy. For our stay they also sent us a list of local restaurants and places of interest that they recommended, which was helpful when deciding where to go to eat out. Aram made it clear that they would always be on call for whatever we needed while we were there, which was reassuring. I would have to say that the thing that was completely unexpected which kinda "blew us away" and really made it clear that we had very special hosts was the welcome gift that they had prepared for us. To welcome us to the apartment they had prepared a large fruit platter, a large platter of ham and cheeses, as well as complimentary bottle of wine, bottles of water, savoury snacks and muesli bars. This was completely unexpected and really set the tone for the attentiveness of our hosts in making sure that we had a good time there. We were sending photos of this to our friends back in London, and they could not believe what they saw. I want to thank Aram and Emelio for being really fantastic and attentive hosts. I would have no hesitation in staying in this place or any other place they would host in Madrid. And I really look forward to visiting again.