Best Madrid-Madrid Centro holiday apartments

It is said there is more fun to be had in Madrid than any other city in Spain, but you have to know where to find it. The best clues come from watching the locals as they sip sherry at outside tables, stroll through the parks and plazas, live it up in the bars and clubs, and browse among the market stalls and chic boutiques. Either that or rent a holiday apartment in Centro, the heart of Madrid, through 9flats and get an insider’s view of a city where life and the living of it rarely stops. With 9flats you get to live among the locals, the madrileños who inject this city with such exuberance and style, but it is not like couchsurfing in Centro because you stay in your own private apartment.

Historic holiday apartments in Centro

It’s a unique holiday arrangement offered by 9flats in destinations all over the world, from holiday apartments in Innsbruck to vacation homes in Istanbul. With a holiday flat in Centro you are in the historic heart of the city, within easy walking distance of the many attractions it offers. Although the outskirts of Madrid are modern the centre is a striking contrast with medieval buildings and a maze of narrow lanes filled with quirky, atmospheric shops and bars. It is also surprisingly green – trees line the broader avenues and there are wide open spaces like the Sabatini Gardens and Parque del Retiro where it is hard to believe you are in the centre of a capital city.

Vacation homes in Centro with art on the doorstep

Madrid is also an important cultural destination as it houses some of the world’s great art collections. A holiday flat in Madrid is a great base for visiting the famous Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums which have collections of works from some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen. There is also world-class shopping to be had not far from a vacation home in Centro – the Sol and Salamanca districts offer high fashion from all the top designers while markets such as the one around Fuencarral Street have everything from the alternative to the avant-garde on display. The Sunday morning flea market at El Rastro is the largest and liveliest in the city with hundreds of small stalls and live entertainment at every turn.

Experience local flavour at a holiday home in Madrid

Eating out from a holiday flat in Centro is never a problem – the Spanish take their food seriously and insist on the highest quality. Try the Gallinejas and Entresijos, traditional dishes from Madrid consisting of different parts of a lamb which are fried in its own fat. And if a stay in Madrid gives you a taste for more of the Spanish life visit the 9flats site for accommodation in other districts in Madrid, like a holiday apartment in Embajadores, or even further afield like vacation homes in Barcelona. Every day can be fiesta day in a 9flats holiday apartment.