This was a great spacious apartment for a couple. Better layout than many shotgun Madrid apartments. Excellent amenities, appliances, lots of hot water.
The location is super central for the major sites, shopping, and especially gay nightlife.
It is a somewhat noisy/congested area (like mid-town Manhattan), which is the trade-off for being so central. Street noise late into the evenings but windows kept it mostly out and no problem sleeping with earplugs.
If I wanted a more peaceful and high-end neighborhood experience in Madrid, I would probably aim for the Retiro Park/Ibiza neighborhood, which is still very central and close to the museums.
But, again, for stumbling home after a night out this location can’t be beat, and the apartment is truly above average. Highly recommended if this is the neighborhood you want.
Also, the apartment Managment, Luis, was great and communicative. His housekeeper met us at checkin to answer any questions.