Pepa is an accommodating host. The location is excellent (close to the metro and feria de Madrid) and her place is immaculate. Pepa is particular about her place which is explains why it is so clean and organized. When I arrived, she was a bit apprehensive about giving me a key. She tried to convince me that I would not need a key since she is always home, but I asked for one anyway. She was also concerned about how much water I use when taking a shower, which is understandable. Her place is about 40-50 minutes by metro from downtown, so every night I was riding an hour back and fro to eat dinner with colleagues in the downtown area. On more than one occasion, she came into my room when I was not there and moved around clothes I had washed and hung up to dry because she was afraid they would warp the wood. This seemed a bit paranoid to me and I would have preferred that she did not enter my room when I was not there. She was also unsettled and upset when I asked to use her kitchen to cook at night because I wanted to save money by purchasing groceries. I also wanted to save time since I did not want to go to downtown every night. She allowed me to cook but repeated over and over that she does not like to use her kitchen at night even though I promised I would clean everything. So her place is great and clean, but a little hard for me to feel completely comfortable. This is a great option if you want to be close to the metro stop parque de Santa María, but i would choose a location closer to downtown if you plan to eat downtown a lot.