When we met, Marina and I had a bit of a rocky start due to her not receiving the text message I sent to her regarding our flight details. This left her waiting for us for two hours. And although she was visibly upset and frustrated, she was still able to give us a warm welcome. She spent close to an hour explaining to us how everything in the apartment worked and also showed us all the places we needed to visit in Madrid which was very nice of her to do so. The apartment itself is in a great, central location, close to transport links and we had no problems getting around Madrid from the place. I'm sure a lot of places are walkable from the apartment but we decided to use the Metro for most of our travels as the weather was super hot while we were there. The apartment is a small studio but very suitable for two people staying for a short time in Madrid. It was also a relief that it had an air conditioner which was very useful during our stay- the weather was about 37 C while we visited. I will definitely recommend the place.