We loved our stay. This is a bright, airy apartment in a great location. The neighborhood is away from the tourists, and typically Spanish, comprised of small and medium apartment buildings with lots of little stores. The Metro stations of El Carmen, Ventas and La Elipa are each about 5 minutes away, putting you within 30 minutes from anywhere downtown. If you like to walk, take Alcala, and those 30 minutes will put you in the Goya shopping district. There are nice boulevards and parks which are great for jogging, and there are two municipal swimming pools nearby (La Concepción, and Fuente del Berro).

We stayed for a month, and Jacques had enough pots, plates, etc for us to cook regularly. There is a bit of anything you may need, and if not, there are lots of little shops around, one right downstairs where you can buy just about anything.

Jacques was a wonderful and friendly host, attentive, informative, and always just a Whatsapp message away.

All around great. The apartment does look exactly like the pictures, except the coffee table has changed. Now there's a black one.