This is a clean, newly-renovated and beautifully decorated cozy 3-bedroom flat in a wonderful neighborhood close to the heart of Madrid. Our family of 5 had plenty of comfortable beds, plus space to cook and eat together and relax together. The two bathrooms were essential with 3 daughters, and the shower was clean and hot (if you didn't take a super-long shower). The kitchen has new appliances (though the induction cooktop is a bit tricky to use) including a clothes washer, and there is the normal indoor clothes drying rack plus a total of 4 outdoor clotheslines accessible through the windows (including clothespins!). The space is a bit small, so the kitchen layout is cramped, but we cleared out a drawer to store our bread and pastries. There is a large Carrefour grocery store less than 1 minute walk, and a bakery just up the street, with many other fruit and vegetable vendors and specialty ethnic shops nearby. The Lavapies Metro stop is a few steps from the building. Even though the sidewalk cafes are right in front of the building, the apartment is near the back and quiet. We really appreciated the elevator when it came to moving our baggage, and there was an open loading zone spot right across from the apartment for unloading. We used a parking facility about a block away to park our rental van, and walked or used the Metro for all our sightseeing. There is a 24 hours parking facility a block further away that we moved to so we could get our van out early for the drive to the airport on our departure day. We loved Madrid, and this apartment, and would definitely stay here again!