short term rental recs

seattledba · 24th October 2010, 01:24 AM

Hola, i will be in Madrid for 2 weeks in January and have been looking for a short-term apartment rental and am looking for recs for neighborhoods - i have looked at places in Salamanca, Chueca, Latina, and Lavapies - i am pretty comfortable with each place i've seen and so am having a hard time choosing - i will be in class most days in Salamanca but proximity to school is not important - so my question for you is what neighborhood would you recommend if you were spending 2 weeks in Madrid in winter.
Gracias

richardksa · 24th October 2010, 09:31 AM

Salamanca, because it's away from Chueca, La Latina and Lavapies, which are great places to visit but too noisy to live. But then I'm getting old - oh, and I live in Salamanca (almost), so I am biased.

MrMark · 24th October 2010, 12:30 PM

Maybe live closer to Lista or Diego de Leon metro stops, as things will be cheaper, but you are still close to the Salamanca area. Lavapies would possibly be the most exciting (but a tad dangerous), and is very close to central Madrid but involves more travel each day

seattledba · 26th October 2010, 03:20 PM

Thanks for the responses - my next question is on the rental companies themselves - i have looked at rent4days and friendlyrentals - rent4days seems somewhat cheaper but i have seen some bad reviews on tripadvisor - and i have seen good reviews of friendlyrentals here - both offer places close to school and i am fine with either - any opinions/suggestions will be greatly appreciated

eldeano · 26th October 2010, 07:10 PM

I have used Friendly Rentals both in Madrid and Barcelona and they haven't failed me yet. For the last visit to Madrid I stayed in their Zurbano apartment which was in a quiet area close to metro Gregorio Marañón and not far from Serrano.

seattledba · 27th October 2010, 05:59 AM

thanks - i think it will be friendly rentals - an apartment i had inquired about on rent4days ( on calle de castello) was 830 euro this morning and 950 this evening after i sent a request for info - sounds like a dodgy outfit

24th October 2010, 01:24 AM	#1
seattledba Forero Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	short term rental recs Hola, i will be in Madrid for 2 weeks in January and have been looking for a short-term apartment rental and am looking for recs for neighborhoods - i have looked at places in Salamanca, Chueca, Latina, and Lavapies - i am pretty comfortable with each place i've seen and so am having a hard time choosing - i will be in class most days in Salamanca but proximity to school is not important - so my question for you is what neighborhood would you recommend if you were spending 2 weeks in Madrid in winter. Gracias

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24th October 2010, 09:31 AM	#2
richardksa Jedi Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madrid Posts: 1,848	Salamanca, because it's away from Chueca, La Latina and Lavapies, which are great places to visit but too noisy to live. But then I'm getting old - oh, and I live in Salamanca (almost), so I am biased.

24th October 2010, 12:30 PM	#3
MrMark Convert to vinos Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Posts: 317	Maybe live closer to Lista or Diego de Leon metro stops, as things will be cheaper, but you are still close to the Salamanca area. Lavapies would possibly be the most exciting (but a tad dangerous), and is very close to central Madrid but involves more travel each day

26th October 2010, 03:20 PM	#4
seattledba Forero Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Thanks for the responses - my next question is on the rental companies themselves - i have looked at rent4days and friendlyrentals - rent4days seems somewhat cheaper but i have seen some bad reviews on tripadvisor - and i have seen good reviews of friendlyrentals here - both offer places close to school and i am fine with either - any opinions/suggestions will be greatly appreciated

26th October 2010, 07:10 PM	#5
eldeano He's the most tip top Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,889	I have used Friendly Rentals both in Madrid and Barcelona and they haven't failed me yet. For the last visit to Madrid I stayed in their Zurbano apartment which was in a quiet area close to metro Gregorio Marañón and not far from Serrano.

27th October 2010, 05:59 AM	#6
seattledba Forero Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	thanks - i think it will be friendly rentals - an apartment i had inquired about on rent4days ( on calle de castello) was 830 euro this morning and 950 this evening after i sent a request for info - sounds like a dodgy outfit