Alejo's studio was clean, charming, and located in an equally lovely neighborhood. The apartment comes equipped with a hair dryer, coffee maker, and even a light breakfast with fruit and toast (which is more than I would have asked for). There are reviews discussing how it's located above a cooking school and concerns of smells...I didn't notice any odors or excessive noise - and I live in a busy part of San Francisco . It is less than a 10 minute walk (and one metro stop) away from parque retiro, museo del Prado and the botanical gardens. If you are confused on where to go in Madrid, he has also left a basket of tourist information which I found useful. There are plenty of bars and restaurants nearby but I would recommend visiting taberna de conspiradores nearby (which has excellent, and reasonably priced tapas with artwork from a collective in the back of the restoraunt). Make sure you take a sticker and mark where you are on his wall of the world. I would stay again when I come back to Madrid.