Staying with Rosa was absolutely amazing, by all aspects. Rosa is wonderful, extremely nice and welcoming, and just really really cool. She gave me awesome recommendations, especially for museums. And got me some groceries and fruit which is so sweet.
Her artist studio is amazing and it was fascinating to hear about her art.

The apartment was great, very welcoming. The bedroom is large and spacious, plenty of space for a traveler :) and theres a private bathroom which is a big advantage. Very clean and comfortable.

The neighbourhood is lovely and her street is super cute. There's a little market, book store, old school cinema and of course a few bars and restaurants. and the Madrid city bikes has a station right across the building so that was very convenient. Location was very central, walking distance from all the main areas and attractions.

bottom line-- my trip to Madrid was epic, many thanks to Rosa ;)