The apartment was very nice. As others have mentioned, to get the cool high ceiling and great views you need to be on the top floor, so there are a lot of steps (but you will need them to work off all those tapas you will be eating ;-). Location was great…just south of Plaza Mayor. We really enjoyed visiting La Latina which is about 5 min walk from the apartment where you can just hop from one tapas bar to another in the evenings. The apartment was nicely furnished/decorated and had everything we needed to be comfortable. It was nice to have a washer and dryer to do our laundry. The bed was comfortable and bathroom was nice with plenty of water pressure and hot water. We used the kitchen every day to cook breakfast, and had everything we needed. Vanessa and Oscar were wonderful hosts. They were easy to contact and responded to any questions promptly. They both met us at the apartment when we arrived and Vanessa gave us a ton of suggestions for things to do, including a very helpful map outlining different areas of interest in the city. Vanessa spent time showing us how to work all the appliances in the apartment, and left detailed instructions for everything in case we had any questions. She even offered to book a taxi for us to go to the airport early in the morning which worked out great. We really enjoyed our stay in Vanessa and Oscar’s apartment and would recommend it.