Jose Antonio’s flat on the east side of Retiro Park was the perfect place for 3 couples to start their Spain tour. The apartment is completely stocked with all those greatly appreciated essentials – toilet paper, shampoo, soap, hair dryer, laundry detergent, wonderfully large fluffy towels and excellent firm beds. All the beds had lovely sheets and comforters. The apartment also has central air conditioning and was very clean.
Jose and Elvira were very responsive and helpful. In order to organize our meet up, which was earlier than the normal time, Jose was quick in his responses via messaging. This was extremely helpful in trying to organize 6 people who were just getting off of different airplanes from the USA.
The location is excellent. We walked to the Prado, Thyssen, Puerto del Sol, Plaza de Espana, Plaza Mayor and the Mercado just to the west of Plaza Mayor. There is a fabulous tapas restaurant just across the street with a fun staff and great fancy “Mercado” type tapas.
The apartment is configured with one master suite with king bed and large bathroom complete with jacuzzi tub and separate shower. The second bedroom has twin beds. The third bedroom is very small and has a wooden day bed that squeaks whenever one turns over and has a trundle bed. There is no room in the third bedroom to walk around the trundle bed when it is pulled out. The second bathroom was large and the shower was good.
Water pressure and temperature were excellent in showers and sinks. The dishwasher and washing machine worked well and were easy to figure out how to operate. Jose was very generous sharing what was in cupboards (sugar, salt, etc.) and a huge assortment of liquors.
The two larger bedrooms did have street noise – garbage collection, some partyers, but with the air conditioning the entire flat was very quiet.
We greatly enjoyed our stay here, and whenever we return to Madrid we will try to book Jose’s apartment.