The apartment is well placed for seeing Madrid and tastefully decorated. It's on the 6th floor and has a lift - small but full of character. The neighbourhood felt secure, the square was lively at night but not noisy and there are 2 excellent food markets about 2 to 5 mins away (particularly enjoyed eating and drinking at San Miguel). There is another market called San Anton, which has a roof top restaurant but we bought and ate tapas on the 1st floor (they serve drinks too). I would highly recommend a flamenco show. We went to cardomomo, which was excellent, there are others. We got 10% off with a voucher from a bus tour (you can't get the discount if you book on line). We ate at Casa 9. The owner buys his food at the market, so his menu changes depending on what's available and he let's you see the kitchen!