María José saved our vacation! We originally had booked another apt which turned out to be a nightmare...reviews of that on a separate post...and had to find another place last minute. María José was gracious enough to rush to clean the apt so we could check in quickly. We were a party of 6 (3 couples). Her apt is very comfortable. Lovely decor with lots of character. And a fully equipped kitchen including dishwasher. The apt also has a clothes washing machine. No dryer, but there was a clothes rack. You can see pride of ownership in just about every room. Neighborhood is residential with lots of shops and restaurants as is typical for Madrid. A couple of cons would be that it was a bit farther from the metro station than we would have liked...about 5 long blocks on a slight uphill incline. Also, for anyone with mobility issues, as many homes in Europe, there is no elevator and the apt is on the 1st floor (2nd floor for those of us from the States). And, even though it is a quiet neighborhood, there is quite a bit of street noise at night, especially when the garbage is collected...which is every night. And, noise from neighboring apts in the building can be a bit of an issue at times. However, this is to be expected with inner city living. But all in all, it really was a very nice home to come back to after a long day of sightseeing. We would not hesitate to recommend it.