Retiro Park-Roof Top Studio & Huge Terrace

La terraza esta genial y las vistas

Un poco estrecho todo y la escalera para subir a la cama de arriba es solo para jovenes

Todo genial! Pequeño pero muy funcional, poníamos la calefacción y se calentaba todo el piso en pocos minutos, la cocina muy bien equipada, la terraza enorme, en el baño había un calefactor pequeño y se agradecía tenerlo allí ya que le daba este plus de calorcito para poder ducharse cómodo. Nos gustó muchísimo. Recomendable 100%

Si le tuviera que poner alguna pega es que el agua caliente se acaba pronto pero tampoco lo hemos visto como un inconveniente grande ya que también se calienta rápido así que la solución es esperar un ratito entre una ducha y otra y listo.

Location

This was one of the worst accommodation experiences I’ve ever had. Nothing went right from the very beginning. A day before check-in, the host messaged us saying that the curtains were broken — and they actually cover the entire living area, so without them it’s impossible to hide from the sunlight. The reason given was that “previous guests broke them,” but honestly it feels like everything in this apartment is broken, and this message might be sent to every new guest as a standard excuse. We decided to proceed with check-in anyway. The only “compensation” offered was to arrive two hours earlier than scheduled — check-in at 5 p.m. and check-out at 10 a.m. already seemed suspicious. When we arrived, we discovered that the terrace door couldn’t be locked, and the terrace itself could easily be accessed from the roof. On top of that, there were noisy construction works going on right outside — something no one bothered to mention in advance. Only after several messages pointing out that this was a serious safety issue did the host agree to fix it. It’s unacceptable to treat guests’ safety and their belongings with such disregard while insisting that “everything is fine.” The apartment itself was very small, with old, worn-out furniture, broken items, and a non-functioning air conditioner. During our stay, it was quite cold, and the AC could have at least provided heating — but no one even attempted to repair it. Meanwhile, there were tons of house rules from the host with huge penalties for the smallest infractions. My favorite example: if you damage a towel (worth no more than €5 and already very old), you’ll be charged a €20 fine. It feels like the host created every possible rule to earn money from guests, while the apartment itself is in terrible condition — especially the bathroom, where the fixtures are broken, the hot water runs out after five minutes, and the wall paint is peeling off.

La situación y la terraza ( si no llueve)

Excesivamente pequeño, si abres el sofá cama no puedes pasar para coger la ropa ya que el “armario” está en la entrada. La otra cama está en un altillo que tiene una escalera bastante peligrosa sobre todo para bajar. La barra de la cortina del baño se caía constantemente y las ventanas no deben de cerrar bien porque entra frío, eso sí, hay calefacción. El TV no tiene antena con lo cual los programas que puedes ver son los de la TV samsung. Y lo que no me ha gustado nada es que la entrada sea a las 5 p.m y si quieres llegar antes tienes que pagar 15 euros por hora y para salir pagas lo mismo si sales más tarde de las 10 de la mañana. Me parece excesivo tanto los horarios como el precio de la hora

The location was good and the terrasse is indeed large. Shower pressure was good.

The place is tiny and has an unpleasant smell. The hot water runs out very quickly. The hosts want to charge an unfair amount for « early check/in » and « late departure » and the timings are unreasonable (5 pm for check-in and 10 am for check out).

The location was great, next to El Retiro park, close to public transportation. Yes, it has a good patio but this is. Or something you can really use in the winter… App to enter the building and the appt worked really well.

Tiny apartment. Really tiny, you can barely walk in there, it doesn’t even have a table with chairs to sit. It smells bad, so the owner added an air freshener that was very strong and wasn’t really helping as it makes you dizzy… either bad smell or getting sick with the freshener. The main door opens but then drags on the floor so you have to push hard to come into the appt or to close the door. We were four, so one bed in the mezzanine but the other bed for two came from the IKEA couch that had to be extended, and in order to do that the rest of the furniture had to be rearranged and then you couldn’t even walk; so this could be for three, not really for four people. The water doesn’t last for everyone; one day my daughter had to remove shampoo with freezing cold water… then we learned to take 1 min showers for the rest of the week; not good, not an enjoyable vacation. There is a coffee machine, but the didn’t leave any pods, not even one, so I didn’t know what to buy. Once you pay in advance, you’re stuck; it’s not like you get a different room. It is not a comfortable place… at least not in the winter. Not for the price we paid. We paid for location, nothing else. For two maybe… if you can stand the smell.