What a great place to stay for our trip to Madrid. Our daughter is in school there so she helped us to pick an area that would be central to all the sites. We were looking for a place that would have a bed at least a queen size like in the US. Most places only have full-size doubles, so we got lucky with Gemma’s place having a queen and another bed that seems like it was the size of a queen which was two smaller twins put together. I had a FaceTime with Gamma a few days before we rented. The place is decorated with a French theme which was so soothing. We used the kitchen to make breakfast and we were able to find the proper utensils, pans, and cutting boards to make omelettes. Gemma was great when I asked her for food markets and let us know about ones that were right in the neighborhood and then a bigger regular market further away, but still within walking distance. I would suggest talking to Gemma about how to get the cooktop on because it took us a little bit of time to figure it out. (it probably was in her very thorough book that told you had to operate everything, but I might have missed it.) She suggested restaurants that we tried out. And if anyone wants Italian, there is a great place named Oliveto right up the street to the right! Right around the corner of the street were coffee houses and little bakery, and different places to eat. You really felt like you were in a neighborhood of Madrid and not where all the tourists are. From her place we were able to walk east to the park and see the sights there as well as the Museo del Prado (I would suggest booking at least a day ahead)and another day walking west to the Palace (same, get tickets before) and to Plaza Mayor. I don’t need to list all the sites as anyone visiting can figure that out. We probably will be back to visit our daughter since she will be there in school until May and potentially longer, and this is a great place to stay!