Madrid Long-Term Rental: Show Up, Start Living at The Blueground

Madrid Long Term Rental is part of The Adios Puerto Rico, Hola España Trip Report.

My plan is to live in various parts around the world for a month at a time (see TPOL in Madrid: Why A Second Residency?). The biggest issue is finding a long-term rental that is not an overpriced Airbnb that delivers big on pictures but low on quality. Looking for places to live, I stumbled across TheBlueGround.com, a website with apartment listings worldwide. I knew I wanted to stay in the upscale neighborhood of Chamberí and searched accordingly. I was able to find a two-bedroom apartment for a little more than $100 a night.

TPOL’s Tip: The minimum stay is 31 days.

TPOL’s Tip: If you pay by credit card, there is a processing fee. The issue is that the security deposit is also subject to the processing fee but said fee is not returned.

The address of my apartment was Floor: 1 · Apartment: Esc2 – C Calle de Fernández de la Hoz, 45, 28010 Madrid, Spain. It was right in the heart of everything including my gym and great tapas spots (see Metropolitan Sports Club Madrid: Stay Fit Then Tapas & Best Tapas Madrid: No Budget Cuts Here).

A key is required to enter the front door. From there, take the lift to your apartment.

I was looking for an apartment with a living room, an office, and one bedroom. The best I could find was two bedrooms. This proved excessive as the room was never used.

Initially, we kept the window open for the cool night air. It was nice to be awoken to the sound of church bells.

2 Bathrooms 

The advantage of having a 2 bedroom was the second bathroom. Most of the 1 bedrooms only came with 1.

Food is so cheap in Madrid that you don’t need to cook at home (see Eat Like a Local: Madrid Spain). Should you have the desire, groceries are cheap and wine is basically free.

Is it better to have an espresso at home or an espresso followed by beers and tapas out (see Espresso? Beer? Both?: My Madrid Morning Routine). I’ll let you decide but the apartment did come with a Nespresso machine.

Madrid is chilly in February. We were only able to enjoy this spectacular garden towards the end of our residency.