Juan was a fantastic host. Although we didn't meet him in person he kept in regular touch letting me know what was happening in the area and checking that we were having a good time and that everything was okay. We came with our children, who loved Madrid and asked Juan if we could get into the apartment earlier than the check in of 1.00pm and Juan kindly obliged which made our lives so much easier. The flat itself is lovely and perfect for what we needed, there is a very comfy king size bed in the bedroom a a large very comfortable sofa bed in the lounge.
The area is lovely, really safe and only a 10 minute walk in one direction to Retiro park a 5 minute walk to the tube station which is set in a sweet little square and within walking distance of the main sites including Plaza Mayor.
The flat is nice and secure down a lovely side street right in the heart of Madrid. It is at the top of quite a few stairs but we soon got used to that!