Boutique flat between Gran Vía and Chueca · central Madrid

🏙️ Boutique apartment between Gran Vía and Chueca — Calle de las Infantas, Madrid

Madrid has many faces. There is the tourist walking the Prado with a map in hand. There is the lifelong madrileño having breakfast in the same bar as always. And then there is this one: Chueca and Gran Vía, the vibrant heart of the city, where street art lives alongside fusion restaurants, design shops and bars that never close too early. From Calle de las Infantas 12, all of that is a two-minute walk away.

This boutique apartment is made for people who want to live Madrid properly. Not from a generic hotel or from the outskirts. From the inside, from the centre, from a space with a character of its own.

🛏️ ROOMS

The apartment sleeps 3 guests across two clearly separate sleeping areas:

Bedroom (private): a large double bed, quality cotton bed linen and a wardrobe to keep everything organised. A quiet space to switch off at the end of the day.

Living room (shared): a comfortable sofa bed that accommodates a third guest without giving up comfort. A versatile space that works for relaxing and for working.

🛁 BATHROOM

Full bathroom with everything you need:

— Shower with hot water

— Hair dryer

— Shampoo

— Towels included

🍳 KITCHEN

Fully equipped kitchen for anything from a quiet breakfast to a full dinner:

— Fridge and freezer

— Induction hob

— Microwave

— Nespresso coffee maker ☕ (capsules not included)

— Basic cooking utensils

— Plates, cutlery and wine glasses 🍷

— Cleaning products

🛋️ LIVING ROOM AND COMMON AREA

A welcoming, bright space to relax or work comfortably:

— TV

— High-speed wifi 📶

— Air conditioning and heating in every room

— Work area with a desk 💻

— Iron and clothes airer

— Access to a private balcony with natural light 🌅

🏠 THE BUILDING

— Fully renovated building with a lift

— Private entrance for guests only

— Paid parking available nearby

📍 LOCATION: BETWEEN GRAN VÍA AND CHUECA

From the apartment door, Madrid opens up in every direction:

🎭 Gran Vía — 2 minutes away. Theatres, cinemas, shops, hotels and the pulse of the city at its most intense. Impossible to be bored.

🌈 Chueca — Madrid's most cosmopolitan and diverse neighbourhood. Terraces, restaurants with a point of view, cult bars and an energy you will not find anywhere else.

🍽️ Malasaña — A 5-10 minute walk. One of the most interesting neighbourhoods in Madrid: creative food, speciality coffee shops, vinyl and alternative fashion.

🏛️ Prado and Thyssen museums — Easy access to the Paseo del Arte for a morning of proper culture.

🌳 Retiro Park — A green lung in the middle of the city, perfect for walking, exercising or simply switching off.

🛍️ Mercado de San Antón — Chueca's food market, with fresh produce, pintxos bars and a rooftop terrace.

🚇 TRANSPORT

The apartment is connected to the whole city:

— Metro Chueca (L5) and Gran Vía (L1, L5): a 2-3 minute walk

— Night buses with a stop nearby

— Easy access to Madrid-Barajas airport (Cercanías + Metro)

— Paid parking available in the area

🎿 KEY AMENITIES

✔ Air conditioning and heating

✔ High-speed 300 Mbps wifi

✔ Full kitchen with Nespresso

✔ Washing machine

✔ Private balcony

✔ Lift in the building

✔ Bed linen and towels included

✔ Work area

✔ TV

✔ Smoke and CO detector

📋 HOUSE RULES

🕒 Check-in: from 15:00

🕙 Check-out: before 11:00

👥 Maximum capacity: 3 guests

🚭 No smoking inside

🐾 No pets

🎉 No parties, events or commercial use of the space

🔇 Quiet hours: 22:00 to 08:00

🔐 Private entrance with self check-in

💬 SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Our team is available throughout your stay through the platform chat. We reply quickly and gladly. Whether you need restaurant recommendations, ideas in the neighbourhood or anything else during your stay, we are here. The aim is simple: that you enjoy Madrid without having to worry about anything else.

🌟 WHY THIS APARTMENT?

Madrid has hundreds of places to stay. Why choose this one?

First, the location. Calle de las Infantas is at the epicentre of everything. Not a generic "central area", but literally two minutes from the metro, from Gran Vía and from the best neighbourhood in the city. You can go out for dinner without taking the metro. You can walk home at 2 in the morning. You can have breakfast at one of the best bakeries in Chueca before heading to the Prado. Not every address gives you that.

Second, the space. This is not a small studio or a converted room. It is a complete apartment: a separate bedroom with a large bed, a living room with a sofa bed, a genuinely equipped kitchen and a functional bathroom. The kind of space where you feel comfortable from the first night.

Third, the details. A Nespresso machine to start the morning well. 300 Mbps wifi for anyone working remotely. A washing machine for longer stays. A work area with a desk. A private balcony for coffee with the city in front of you. Small things that make a stay a big one.

Fourth, calm within the noise. Chueca is lively, but the apartment is quiet. The building is renovated. Access is private. When you want to switch off, you switch off.

🗺️ WHAT TO SEE AND DO FROM HERE

With this apartment as a base, Madrid is easy to discover:

Day 1 — Art and culture: the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums make up the Art Triangle. Spend the morning in one of them. In the afternoon, a walk through Retiro and a snack at one of its kiosks.

Day 2 — Local Madrid: Mercado de San Antón for breakfast or an aperitivo, wandering through Chueca, a visit to the Barrio de las Letras (Huertas, Lavapiés) and tapas for dinner in any of the dozens of bars in the area.

Day 3 — Food and neighbourhoods: Malasaña for speciality coffee, El Rastro (Sundays) for Madrid's most famous flea market, Lavapiés for international food and live music, and an evening at one of the local music venues.

Day 4 — Cultural outing: the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor, Mercado de San Miguel and the Ópera area, all a 15-20 minute walk from the apartment.

Madrid has far more to offer, but four days give you a solid base to come back wanting more.

🍽️ FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS

A few steps from the apartment you will find some of the most interesting food in central Madrid:

— Mercado de San Antón: essential for aperitivos and fresh produce

— Chueca: terraces, brunch, cocktails and a scene that renews itself constantly

— Malasaña: speciality coffee shops, traditional taverns and chef-led restaurants

— Gran Vía: options for every taste and every hour

— Barrio de las Letras: wine and tapas in a literary, historic setting

If you want more specific recommendations tailored to your taste, just ask. We know the neighbourhood well and we love sharing it.

🚌 HOW TO GET HERE

From Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport:

— Metro line 8 (blue) to Nuevos Ministerios + change to line 5 or 1 to Chueca/Gran Vía (~45 min, ~€5)

— Cercanías C-1 to Chamartín + metro to Chueca (~40 min, ~€5)

— Taxi or ride-hailing: roughly €30-35 depending on traffic

From Atocha station:

— Metro line 1 (light blue) to Gran Vía (3 stops, ~8 min)

— Walking is also possible (~25 min along the Paseo del Prado)

From Chamartín station:

— Metro line 1 towards Valdecarros to Gran Vía (~15 min)

From Príncipe Pío station:

— Metro line 6 (grey) to Cuatro Caminos + change to line 5 to Chueca (~20 min)

🧳 PRACTICAL INFORMATION

— Self check-in with an access code: you will receive all the details before you arrive

— The apartment is on the 3rd floor with a lift

— Luggage: easy to bring up thanks to the lift

— Parking: there is no parking in the building, but there are paid car parks nearby (Plaza de las Salesas, Parking Almagro, etc.)

— Nearest supermarket: a 3-minute walk (Carrefour Express, Día)

— Pharmacy: 2 minutes away

— Ethernet connection available for extra stability when working remotely

📱 CONTACT AND SUPPORT

We are available throughout your stay through the platform chat. Usual response time: under an hour. We also have cover for urgent matters outside normal hours. We want your experience in Madrid to be perfect, and that is what we are here for.

🏙️ ABOUT THE CHUECA NEIGHBOURHOOD

Chueca is one of those neighbourhoods that, once you know it, becomes the reference point for everything else. Right in the centre of Madrid, over recent decades it has gone from bohemian and alternative to one of the most vibrant and sought-after parts of the city.

Calle Fuencarral is its commercial spine: independent fashion shops, hairdressers with their own style, specialist bookshops and cafés where people work from a laptop without anyone minding. Mercado de San Antón, renovated and turned into a food space, is the heart of the neighbourhood and the best place for an aperitivo or the daily shop.

At night, Chueca is magic. There is something for everyone: quiet terraces for a glass of wine with a good view, cocktail bars where the bartender is almost an artist, and clubs for anyone who wants to stretch the night until the metro opens again.

Plaza de Chueca itself is small but full of life: bars on the corners, people sitting out on the terraces and the permanent sense that something interesting is about to happen. The kind of square where you end up staying longer than you planned.

From the apartment, all of this is literally around the corner.

🌆 GRAN VÍA: THE PULSE OF MADRID

Madrid's Gran Vía is much more than a street. It is a stage. Built in the early 20th century to modernise central Madrid, today it is where theatres with Broadway posters sit alongside international fashion brands, historic hotels and lifelong bars.

Two minutes from the apartment, Gran Vía offers you:

— Top-tier theatres (Coliseum, Apolo, Lope de Vega)

— Cinemas with international releases in the original language

— Shops open until 22:00 or later

— The sight of the historic skyscrapers lit up at night

— Classic cafés where the café con leche still comes in a big cup

The kind of street that impresses on the first visit and does not lose its charm on the tenth.

🎯 IDEAL FOR

This apartment is perfect for:

— Couples who want to experience Madrid intensely and romantically

— Solo travellers looking for a safe, comfortable, well-located space

— Friends visiting Madrid for the food, the culture and the nightlife

— Professionals combining work and leisure (work area + strong wifi)

— Anyone looking for boutique accommodation without hotel prices