Alvaro's place was in such a good location. Only a short walk to Calle cava baja (a street with lots of amazing tapas restaurants and bars). We were able to walk to all of the spots - the Cathedral, The palace, and El Retiro Parque. Also, it is right opposite the Novomundo bakery where we enjoyed amazing pastries and coffee in the morning - I would 100% recommend this place, but it is only open on Saturday mornings. Alvaro's place was very clean and came with clean towels, shampoo, shower gel, and a hair dryer. It has its own cooking facilities as well if you don't fancy going out for food. It was very easy to check in and check out and we had very good communication throughout our stay. I would recommend staying here and would come back again. We had a lovely stay!