I had a large, quiet bedroom, comfortable bed, on the sixth floor served by fast elevators, with a big table and the fastest wifi I've ever used, based on fiber optic to the server. Its a six minute walk from the train and bus station along a tree-lined street, and about 15 minutes to El Prado. I didn't cook, but others did, mostly graduate students studying languages; we shared two large bathrooms with modern showers. Small cafes all around.
Carmen is very interesting, well traveled, I wish we had had more time to talk.