We had a great stay in Laurel and Raul's apartment. We were greeted by Laurel's Auntie. she was sweet and showed us around. even though she did not speak English and our Spanish is very limited. The apartment is exactly as shown in the pictures.
It is located very close to many bars and restaurants( many are very good and fun to hang out for drinks), but you hear none of the noise. There is a lift in the building and with heavy luggage it was perfect for us. Laurel communicated fast to all our questions and allowed check in early when our train arrived in the morning. We highly recommend
staying here when visiting Madrid!