There is a lot to love here. We lived here for over a month while working at one of the universities, perhaps longer than any other guest as the apartment is sparkling, newly remodeled and newly offered for rent. We know the neighborhood and the neighbors well.
First, we will discuss the inside of this cute modern, minimalist, extremely well-designed home. Great internet. Great air-conditioning, it has two bathrooms, not so obvious from the pictures. One of us got sick not long after we arrived so it was perfect to have an upstairs and a downstairs. Also there was a heat wave during the month and the air-conditioning was strong and good. It was also a time-saver to just walk out the door and not have to use elevators and steps to walk through a whole building. Plus, we never rent anything that does not have some sort of outdoor space on which to enjoy Madrid evenings so we figured we could sit outside our door at night. And we did this. We also enjoyed coffee out the upstairs window. This bring us to the setting of the apartment on this little park.
The apartment is near the back of the park on 12 de October, not on Plaza Doctor. The park on which the apartment is located is filled by day with kids playing in the playground and people walking dogs (GREAT PLACE TO LIVE WITH A DOG). There is also a small number of vagrants/homeless people who live in and around the park and move around during day to make space for all the playing, dog walking etc. They are 100% harmless and respectful and just trying to survive. Still some might find this depressing. Overall, we thought the apartment was super nice and the owners were generous and wonderful to us, even paying for cleaning once during our stay. We could not have asked for a better place.