We had an amazing time in the apartment. First it cannot be any more center than this. It is above a pedestrian only street full of people, cafe’s, restaurants and many shops. Puerta del Sol is 2 minutes walking. Behind the building there’s a Corte Ingles department store where there is also a big supermarket on the bottom floor.
The apartment is big and comfortable. We were a family of 4: parents and 2 daughters. Three bedrooms were divided nicely between us.
This place was just renovated. Very clean. Stocked kitchen with oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine. Air conditioning was good. It was cold at nights so it was very important.
The location is superb. We almost never took a taxi. Restaurants and shopping are just there and many many people in the streets. If you are a little bit of a walker you can also get to Reina Sofia and Retiro park, about 30 minutes walking. Also walked to the major food markets and to the Sunday market with no problem. we did not use public transport other than taxis on the few occasions we needed that like going to the airport. Since the street is a pedestrian street taxis cannot get to the building but Puerta del Sol is so close that we made it the start and stop of every ride. There also you can take metro or bus.
Fernando the host was very nice. I think that we were the first in the apartment after the renovation. When for example it turned out that the new frying pans were not good for the induction stove he replaced them by new ones the morning after. He also agreed to late checkout with no extra cost.
Overall I highly recommend and definitely if I take another family vacation in Madrid will try to rent this place again.