Really conflicted about this place because the hosts are very lovely, the apartment itself is quite nice and updated, and it is located in close proximity to the main Madrid sights. All of those positives aside, the noise was nearly unbearable. We thought other reviewers were being sensitive and that there was no way we would be bothered as we also live in a city. I cannot begin to describe to you how noisy the streets were (which also made no sense because it was a pedestrian shopping street, not a bar). Emergency vehicles and garbage trucks also used this street as a personal freeway until the wee hours of the morning. Drunkards wandered the streets singing loudly until the sun came up. The neighbors above had a dance party (including throwing furniture) until 6 AM on our last night there. So, this is a wonderful apartment with really nice hosts but I cannot recommend it until you literally sleep like the dead or are also coming into the city to party until morning.