We really felt at home during our five-night stay in Marcelo's bright, spacious and well-equipped apartment in a nice residential area. As non-smokers we were relieved that the apartment did not smell of smoke, as Marcello had promised. It was easy to get around to the major attractions on foot or by metro. The apartment lives up to its name Atocha-Prado ( metros and must-see museums). It was a pleasant walk to the museum triangle and botanic gardens and a cheap taxi ride home afterwards. Three metro stations and lots of restaurants and cafés are nearby. We could buy all supplies at the supermarket mercadora 3 minutes away. Wifi was excellent!
Although we did not meet Marcelo in person he was a good host an answered all questions promptly by email. The pleasant concierge Miguel was very helpful when we arrived (and when we left) and even called in a technician when no-one, not even his son, could get the TV to work. However, we could only watch sport, mainly football and cycling, as all channels were in Spanish only - but it was a good preparation for the live soccer game we went to see Real Madrid play on their home ground! It was an exciting experience esp as they won!
Instructions/manual re operation of equipment, e.g. tv, washing machine in English and information about local area would have been useful.