I echo the compliments given Rosa by other guests for her solicitude, kindness, and close attention, all of these first rate, and for the studio’s attributes, not least the vista of the anachronistic Asilo de las Hermanitas de los pobres outside the window. With apologies to those who know the city better than I, my view is that if you like Madrid and madrileños, this is a prime location. While not immune to tourism--shop owners and tavern keepers will try their English on you—it is an authentic locale for city dwellers, where barrios intersect, and folk enjoy themselves in the madrileño style underneath those baroque Belle Epoque buildings. Chueca is a stroll one way, Salamanca the other, the museums along the Prado a third. When you want to go farther afield, the Alonso Martínez metro stop joins three lines on Madrid’s excellent subway system, opening the city to you. The delights of La Latina are a short ride away. ¡Diviértanse!