Wow. What a magnificent apartment in a fabulous little neighbourhood with everything in walking distance and close to metro. We loved Madrid and loved being based here - we will be back.
We absolutely adored the decor - the apartment was even more beautiful than in the photographs as it's a little less shiny and little more rustic which we prefer.
Amenities were excellent. Wonderful beds & linen. Great showers & towels. Quick and easy washing machine. Netflix (if you have time for TV which we didn't). There is some work still going on in the foyer but not while we were there and not as dusty as previously described. The issue concerning the key to the foyer has also been fixed with a new lock. It's probably useful to keep in mind that the apartment has a multiple-locking door - meaning that the key needs to be turned several times clockwise to open it.
We found that Javier could be slow to reply - but when I SMSed him about anything urgent he replied quickly. He was very flexible with our late check in time and also very accommodating when we requested an extra night (so we could attend a Real Madrid football match!!).
We can absolutely recommend this apartment as an excellent base in Madrid. We loved it! Thank you Javier.
Oh and check out the little ceramic shop up the hill on your right - made in store. Beautiful!