We did not meet Vicente but we had his nephew Raul to meet us. We had a late check in but that was not a problem. Raul picked us up at the airport and told us anything we needed to know. From the house to Sol plaza is 20 min walk to metro and about 40-45 min in metro. The metro is a great way to travel in Madrid. The house was like we expected and if anything the noice in the air conditioner was loud. We had to take it off to sleep. But we had a great time in Madrid and would stay here again.