My girlfriend and I had a terrific stay at Ulises' studio in La Latina. While we were there for only 2 short days, we had a packed schedule and were glad to come home to this quiet retreat, conveniently located a few minutes walk from 2 metro stops and minutes away from tourist attractions and most importantly: amazing food.

Visitors will be glad to know that the el Rastro flea market (quite possibly the biggest flea market I've *ever* seen - it goes on for blocks!) happens every Sunday and is right outside the front door of the building! We were lucky enough to be in Madrid on the right day and were pleasantly surprised by the chaos outside. My girlfriend wound up with three handbags from that day.

Also, Cava Baja is right around the corner from the studio if you need your tapas fix. Unfortunately we had our fill in Seville, but we took a stroll around the neighbourhood to soak up the atmosphere and it was quite delightful.

Ulises was a great host. Before we arrived, his communication was great. We both used Google Translate a lot to help and I feared we'd have communication issues in person - but not to worry if you speak English - his is great! Certainly far better than our Spanish. He was in the apartment at our scheduled arrival time (we arranged an early check-in) and gave us a tour of the studio and all the necessary details. Overall a very friendly guy and we would love to stay at his studio again should we return to Madrid one day.