Before I tell you how wonderful Alessandra (mom) and Alessandra (daughter are (so wonderful!) or what a great location the place is (so great!), a quick note to the light sleepers out there.

This flat has multiple bedrooms listed on AirBnB. This particular bedroom is the only one in the house that is facing/overlooking the street. I had read previous reviews that noted that there can be some street noise and decided I could deal with that.

Unfortunately the street noise included construction (think very loud drilling) that began at 7:15am one day and 7:50am another day. One night the garbage truck came rumbling through at 3:30am. I slept with a fan/AC unit on two nights and that didn't even drown out the noise. Obviously the construction isn't Alessandra's fault (at all!) but between the street noise, the garbage truck and the construction, I didn't get much sleep. If you're a heavy sleeper or don't mind sleeping with air plugs, you probably won't have the same issue.

All that said - Alessandra and Alessandra are fantastic hosts. Alessandra (mom) was flexible with my arrival time, insisted on helping me lug my heavy suitcase upstairs and regularly offered me food/drink. Alessandra (daughter) provided me with some great recommendations and was always interested in asking me about my day. I had my own stuff going on, but I got the sense that both would have been happy to spend more time with me if that's what I had been after (and since it wasn't, they were both very respectful of my privacy/space).

The flat is centrally located. In fact, I couldn't have asked for a better location for my needs. I walked everywhere and there was not further than a 25 minute walk - all the big museums, El Retiro Park, the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor, Pureta del Sol and on and on. In fact, most things were more like a 10 minute walk away.

Options for restaurants, shops and cafes were endless - with at least 10 restaurants, a vermouth bar, a bookshop, a bakery and a little grocery shop all within 50 feet of the front door.

Bottom line: I would 100% return to stay in one of the back bedrooms due to the location and great hosts. I'm not sure that I would return to the front bedroom (and definitely not while there was still construction).