If you're visiting Madrid, I highly recommend staying at Carine's apartment. It's in a quiet street in a wonderful area in Madrid. With loads of amenities on your door step including great metro and bus options, super shopping areas all around as well as coffee shops and restaurants and of course the wonderful Retiro Park.
Carine's place was lovely and clean (and warm) with all the mod cons of home as well as a comfortable bed with cotton sheets and feather duvets.
Carine is a great host and checked in often to find out if I needed anything and was there to help me with luggage at check in and check out.
I loved it and would go back in a minute. Thanks Carine.