Guidebook for Madrid
Food Scene
Very nice restaurant 5 minutes walking from the flat. Spanish food with an oriental touch. Prices are very reasonable. You cannot make a reservation. For lunch, it is better to go before 2 pm, and for dinner around 8,30 pm, since it is very popular.
30 locals recommend
La Gloria de Montera
10 C. del Caballero de GraciaVery nice restaurant 5 minutes walking from the flat. Spanish food with an oriental touch. Prices are very reasonable. You cannot make a reservation. For lunch, it is better to go before 2 pm, and for dinner around 8,30 pm, since it is very popular.
Lovely hidden roof top garden, still not very known by locals. Perfect for a tea. Lots of plants. Gorgeous sky view. It is located inside a very nice shop. Peace and relax in the very city center.
24 locals recommend
Garden of Salvador Bachiller
37 C. de la MonteraLovely hidden roof top garden, still not very known by locals. Perfect for a tea. Lots of plants. Gorgeous sky view. It is located inside a very nice shop. Peace and relax in the very city center.
Getting Around
Very nice people renting bikes. If you are thinking of doing a bike tour around the center of Madrid, please ask for Michal (pronounced Meehal).
8 locals recommend
Trixi Bike Rental & Tour
12 C. de los JardinesVery nice people renting bikes. If you are thinking of doing a bike tour around the center of Madrid, please ask for Michal (pronounced Meehal).
Sol Station is one of Madrid's most important metro hubs. Sol is Madrid's city center. Lines, 1, 2 and 3. It connects to the Sol train station, perfect for one day trips to Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial, Cuenca, etc. It opened in 1919. 5 minutes from the flat.
1055 locals recommend
Puerta del Sol
Sol Station is one of Madrid's most important metro hubs. Sol is Madrid's city center. Lines, 1, 2 and 3. It connects to the Sol train station, perfect for one day trips to Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial, Cuenca, etc. It opened in 1919. 5 minutes from the flat.
Sevilla Metro Station hosts line 2. One of our oldest metro stations, it opened in 1924.
10 locals recommend
Sevilla station
Sevilla Metro Station hosts line 2. One of our oldest metro stations, it opened in 1924.
Gran Via metro station for lines 1 and 5. A very busy metro station that congregates shoppers going to Gran Via. It opened in 1919. 5 minutes from the flat.
799 locals recommend
Gran Vía
Calle Gran VíaGran Via metro station for lines 1 and 5. A very busy metro station that congregates shoppers going to Gran Via. It opened in 1919. 5 minutes from the flat.
Essentials
Not the cheapest grocery shop, but still very convenient (just some 100 meters from the flat). Perfect for basic needs.
521 locals recommend
Carrefour Express
17 C. de HortalezaNot the cheapest grocery shop, but still very convenient (just some 100 meters from the flat). Perfect for basic needs.
The neighborhood's biggest supermarket. It is well supplied and prices are reasonable. The supermarket is in the basement of the building, which a huge shopping mall.
451 locals recommend
El Corte Inglés Seguros Correduría
2 Pl. del CallaoThe neighborhood's biggest supermarket. It is well supplied and prices are reasonable. The supermarket is in the basement of the building, which a huge shopping mall.
A big well supplied supermarket with reasonable prices. The supermarket is in the basement of the building, which is a huge shopping mall. The top floor is devoted to the Gourmet Experience, with several reccommended restaurants with a gorgeous view of the Gran Via.
451 locals recommend
El Corte Inglés Seguros Correduría
2 Pl. del CallaoA big well supplied supermarket with reasonable prices. The supermarket is in the basement of the building, which is a huge shopping mall. The top floor is devoted to the Gourmet Experience, with several reccommended restaurants with a gorgeous view of the Gran Via.