Jose Luis was a great host that even came to pick us up from the train station as we were traveling from Barcelona. He reached out to us ahead of time and provided the information on where we needed to go in Madrid. Once he brought us to the apartment, he gave us an tour of the space and also walked us around the neighborhood to show us some restaurants and where the closest bus and metro stations were. The location is very close to Palacio de Real making it extremely convenient.
The only challenge is that Jose Luis speaks very little English so thank goodness for the English to Spanish translator on our phones!!!