The Latina IV Apartment in Madrid - FriendlyRentals

Description from the manager

The apartment is located in the Madrid of the Austrias (in the very historical centre), three hundred meters away from Puerta del sol (our km 0)

Two minutes walk from the emblematic Plaza mayor, meeting point for locals and visitors, as well as the stage of a multitude of artistic and popular events.

The Area Surrounding the Apartament .

The Latina is close to “el Rastro”, the most famous flea market in Spain, and next to the “cava alta” and “cava baja” streets, indispensable for tasting our authentic best meals and wines, tapas included. Simply the perfect location for top gastronomy

Besides this, the apar...tment is surrounded by most of the museums ,theatres, cinemas, all emblematic monuments -the royal palace is barely five minutes walking- and settings where it is possible to easily enjoy Madrid’s rich culture.

This area is considered the most beautiful, it is centrally situated, surrounded by monuments and full of traditional flavour. The authentic atmosphere at anytime will allow you to fully enjoy your visit.

In spite of being located in this very lively area, the apartment Latina IV enjoys much tranquillity, with bird song and fantastic sunsets, due to its placement in the top-back side of the building, a XVII century magnificent reformed palace.

El Apartamento:

Absolute design. Very modern and original, it is also simple and delicate with its white and black colours which combines with dark wooden floors decorate all the apartment. This style creates spacious and wide rooms, all of which are completely comfortable and prepared to host up to four people.

In the living there is a double sofa bed, practical and easy to unfold at night and ideal for using as a great couch during the day. In this same room you can also enjoy of a Plasma TV, DVD, CD player and other facilities to make you feel really at home.

The dinning table has capacity for four and is next to the kitchen which has been fully equipped with the most modern equipment.

The bedroom is very luminous and spacious with a big double bed and a spacious wardrobe.

Check-In: 15:00

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What Past Guests Are Saying

• JoBlue
  Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

  Good location - shame about the cleanliness

  Left on 09/10/2011 for a stay in November 2010
  
  

  The apartment is in a good area with easy access to the Metro. The building was very quiet at night with no disturbance from neighbours or traffic. The apartment was decorated stylishly, with nice wooden floors and acres of cupboard space. The heating system worked very well.
  However, on our arrival, we immediately noticed that it had not been cleaned, although the bed had been made up. A handle was hanging off one of the kitchen cupboard doors and the shower curtain was missing.
  These problems were reported to Friendly Rentals and two maintenance men arrived to fix the handle, replace light bulbs and the shower curtain; but no cleaner was available.
  That night, we had to use the apartment which was in a dirty state. Every surface, except for the two glass tables, was covered in dust; there were balls of dust and hair in the bedroom. The bathroom was particularly bad with evidence of hairs and toothpaste left by previous occupants. The basin and the shower were both grubby.The grouting between the floor tiles was ingrained with dirt.
  The kitchen sink was not clean. Some of the forks still had egg stuck on them and there was cooked egg stuck to the counter top, and the hob was sticky.There were no wine glasses and there was a broken corkscrew. One of the drinking glasses had a sharp broken edge and another had lipstick marks on it. The cafetiere had a very bad crack, so was unusable. Obviously no one had bothered to check the inventory or cleanliness.
  The black nylon rug in the living area was a haven for bits of food that had been dropped by previous occupants, and had not been vacuumed. The walls of the apartment needed attention. There were large cracks in every room, plus damp and signs of mould in the bedroom. Beside the main door to the apartment, the walls were very grubby with marks and needed fresh paint.
  This was all reported to Friendly Rentals. On the second day a cleaner came while we were out. They only cleaned the basin and the sink, and folded our towels up. No attempt was made to do any other cleaning, dusting or vacuuming.
  If you like to have silver balls artfully arranged in a dish and don't mind a bit of grime, then this is the place for you! However, you have to pay a cleaning fee upfront. What could this be for?
  We have stayed in Spain using Friendly Rentals on two previous occasions – Barcelona and Valencia. On both occasions we had a spotlessly clean apartment and were extremely happy with all the arrangements. Friendly Rentals has expanded greatly in recent years and it would seem that this might have compromised the service they are able to offer. We will not be using them again.We stayed at Latina IV in November 2010 using Friendly Rentals.

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• JoBlue
  Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

  Good location - shame about the cleanliness

  Left on 07/06/2011 for a stay in November 2010
  
  

  The apartment is in a good area with easy access to the Metro. The building was very quiet at night with no disturbance from neighbours or traffic. The apartment was decorated stylishly, with nice wooden floors and acres of cupboard space. The heating system worked very well.
  However, on our arrival, we immediately noticed that it had not been cleaned, although the bed had been made up. A handle was hanging off one of the kitchen cupboard doors and the shower curtain was missing.
  These problems were reported to Friendly Rentals and two maintenance men arrived to fix the handle, replace light bulbs and the shower curtain; but no cleaner was available.
  That night, we had to use the apartment which was in a dirty state. Every surface, except for the two glass tables, was covered in dust; there were balls of dust and hair in the bedroom. The bathroom was particularly bad with evidence of hairs and toothpaste left by previous occupants. The basin and the shower were both grubby.The grouting between the floor tiles was ingrained with dirt.
  The kitchen sink was not clean. Some of the forks still had egg stuck on them and there was cooked egg stuck to the counter top, and the hob was sticky.There were no wine glasses and there was a broken corkscrew. One of the drinking glasses had a sharp broken edge and another had lipstick marks on it. The cafetiere had a very bad crack, so was unusable. Obviously no one had bothered to check the inventory or cleanliness.
  The black nylon rug in the living area was a haven for bits of food that had been dropped by previous occupants, and had not been vacuumed. The walls of the apartment needed attention. There were large cracks in every room, plus damp and signs of mould in the bedroom. Beside the main door to the apartment, the walls were very grubby with marks and needed fresh paint.
  This was all reported to Friendly Rentals. On the second day a cleaner came while we were out. They only cleaned the basin and the sink, and folded our towels up. No attempt was made to do any other cleaning, dusting or vacuuming.
  If you like to have silver balls artfully arranged in a dish and don't mind a bit of grime, then this is the place for you! However, you have to pay a cleaning fee upfront. What could this be for?
  We have stayed in Spain using Friendly Rentals on two previous occasions – Barcelona and Valencia. On both occasions we had a spotlessly clean apartment and were extremely happy with all the arrangements. Friendly Rentals has expanded greatly in recent years and it would seem that this might have compromised the service they are able to offer. We will not be using them again.

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? No

  Recommended for: Rugged

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