nicolas was a very responsive host and his place was a lot more convenient than i thought. mainly - the callao station is a 3-5min walk away, and the entire madrid core is very walkable anyway. there are tons of food and supermarket options around
pros
- the area is convenient for a first time traveler
- the supplies in the kitchen are sufficient
- the bedrooms are spacious
- the bed / duvet is comfortable
cons
- the shower near the living room - it backs up, so needs some sort of cleaning/hair removal i assume - but not a big issue, because there are 2 showers! (another in the main bedroom)
- it's quite noisy on the 1st floor. music starts bumping each night from 930/10pm onwards until 1-2am it feels - it's the same type of techno set each day - the music actually is not bad in a way, but if you're trying to get an early night sleep it's a bit troublesome. neighbors can be heard beside and upstairs, and the other bedroom - can hear people walking up / down the stairs