Tips to find the perfect apartment in Madrid (4)

We keep talking about the tricks to find the perfect apartment in Madrid, making it clear that the perfect is the one that fits our needs and requirements ... and our pocket!

In our previous articles we explained how it was necessary to have clear criteria for location, price and type of apartment and how the choice of a website based in Madrid we would ensure that they advertised apartments which comply with quality criteria and that we ensured that the customer know the apartments and the area where they are. Only then they will be able to help us in our choice.

Today we'll talk about the differences between websites professionally managed and those that only offer a list of apartments, where anyone can advertise your property.

As mentioned, a local website that professionally manages apartments, offers added value in terms of personal attention and can help us find the apartment that suits fully to our needs and requirements.

 

We thus we can, and must, request more information about the apartments and solve our doubts before booking our apartment in Madrid.

So we must avoid pages that offer only a list of apartments in which each owner state his own rules. Because in that case we can never be clear what our guarantees or what are the obligations of the owners, as each works freely, setting their own rules or, simply, without any rules.

Once selected the websites that meet our criteria, we only have to clearly state our needs. We may contact with Customer Service by email or by phone. We should not be afraid to ask any questions: they will be happy to help.

 

As they are websites devoted to advertise apartments professionally, they know the apartments they advertise  and areas where they are located, and so, the Customer Service staff can advise us about the apartment that best suits our needs, taking into account our budget and preferences regarding the type of apartment and area where they are located.

We at HomesForTravellers, we deal personally to resolve the doubts of our clients before they book the apartment online.

We are a small team, with extensive experience and knowledge of Madrid, whose main objective is to help each customer get what they really are looking for. The personal attention and direct contact with our customers, without intermediaries, is what makes us different. We reach our satisfaction only when we get happy customers.

 

Maybe you still have doubts about the type of apartment, its equipment or its characteristics. Sometimes surprise us price differences between apartments with similar characteristics ... All these issues will be addressed in our next article. Do not miss it. Only then you will ensure that your stay in Madrid unforgettable.

And if you can not wait, contact us by email or visit our website to access the live chat!

Tips to find the perfect apartment in Madrid (3)

In the previous article we discussed what are the criteria that we must consider to find the perfect apartment in Madrid, which is the that fits our needs in terms of budget, area and type of apartment.

The correct choice of these variables will ensure us our positive experience of Madrid, because if we are wrong, for example, in the area where the apartment is located, we will have to waste our time on unnecessary trips. Whereas if we choose a suitable apartment in the correct area, we have everything at hand, and we can enjoy more of what we really want.

  

Now: How to Succeed in our choice? Where do we start looking?

The first is to choose the right website.

Currently, Internet is the best way to find what we seek, because offers endless possibilities.

But this wealth of information and resources, often makes our search difficult. How to distinguish between the many existing websites?

We offer here some simple guidelines to succeed in our choice:

1. - Local Website: We must choose a website that is based in Madrid.

Why this fact is so important? Because only in this way we ensure that those responsible for such website are announcing apartments that they known and have been previously selected. And not only know the apartments and have been previously selected by them, but they also know the areas where the apartments are located. It is therefore vital that we choose the website which offers personalized attention and which is based in Madrid locally.

They are websites which care about us, which can give us the support that only can give the one who knows the city in depth and the accommodations provided.

The websites that advertise apartments from many sites and several countries may not help us, as they offer a mere list of apartments, making it impossible for those responsible, or for the customer service, know the characteristics of the apartments or the areas where they are.

2. - Websites that manage the apartments in a professional way.

A website that advertises apartments that have been previously selected guarantees that they meet quality criteria, and that the owners or managers of the apartments meet these criteria and clear rules regarding customer service, problem solving and resolving doubts.

In our next article we will explain in detail what are the differences between websites professionally managed apartments and those that only offer a list of apartments, where anyone can advertise your property.

Stay tuned, because you will have all the keys to make your stay in Madrid is perfect as you come for business or vacation. 

And if you can not wait, contact us by email or visit our website to access the live chat!

Tips to find the perfect accommodation in Madrid

1.- Hotel or Apartment in Madrid?: When is better to stay in an Hotel?

When we left home, either for work or for vacations, we have the dilemma of choosing a place where to stay.

If only we will be out one or two nights and we do not want to complicate, almost always the most practical is to find a hotel. 

The hotels are ideal if we have planned to spend all day away from home and we only have to use the room, often impersonal, to sleep in.

The hotels offer good services in quick visits to the city which are really appreciated by most of us: room service, restaurant, daily cleaning, etc..

 But the hotels do not offer services which are critical when we extend our stay.

In a hotel is difficult to be intimate. For example, we will always have to go through reception.

Nor can enjoy plenty of space. The rooms, although usually well equipped, have only enough space to accommodate our beds and a small desk where we can hardly work, or read a book. They seldom have a comfortable sofa. If we are tired, but it is not the time to go to bed, we will have to lay ourselves on the bedside reading our book or newspaper, because there has not usually no other comfortable place to sit.

Comfort is a very subjective matter. For many it is very comfortable to call room service to bring us a sandwich or our favorite beverage. But for others it is really inconvenient to have to always eat out, not having a relaxing time enjoying tea while we choose what clothes ourselves or what we will visit today.

In hotels it is assumed that when we are away from home we will be out the whole time, and that we are not leaving our home to "stay in" in a hotel room, but yes to be working, or to be spending all day sightseeing. So the hotel rooms are not ready to be able to stay, for example, a whole afternoon there.

And, although it is essential to find a hotel that is near the area where we will have to move around, so we will avoid unnecessary trips, we will never feel that the room hotel is our own shelter: we will always feel strange in their units, and just they are designed in advance, for anyone endears their stays.

So, on these trips lightning where only need a place to relax after a busy day of work or sightseeing, no sense to seek an apartment.

n this case it is important to find a hotel that is well located, their beds are comfortable and offers a good room service. And, of course: it is clean!

To find a hotel that meets all these requirements is not difficult. There are many sites that offer hotels in central Madrid that meet all these criteria. Because this has been the traditional way to travel ... when there not were temporary rental apartments in Madrid.

But we will talk about this in our next article. Stay tuned as we will give you all the keys to finding your perfect accommodation in Madrid ... suiting your needs, preferences .... and your pocket!