Me and my girlfriend were in Alex's appartment for 2 months in August and September. While I was going to a language school (Estudio Sampere) she was taking dancing classes. Overall, we had a wonderful time in Madrid, and we would pick Alex's flat any time again.

Location: The Location of the appartment is amazing. It's so central (10min walk to Sol) and in one of the coolest neighbourhoods of Madrid: Barrio de las letras. There are a ton of bars, tablaos, restaurants and terraces to enjoy. It's also quiet in the evenings, as it is at the border of the neighbourhood, and totally safe. Then all the three big museums, prado, thyssen and sofia reina are within walking distance (5-10min). Another great thing is the closeness to the main station Atocha (15min.) wherefrom you can take the AVE highspeed train to make trips all over spain...
Distance from airport (25 min with taxi, 40min with Metro, 40min with shuttle bus). There are some smaller markets nearby to buy food and drinks. The next big supermarket (Corte Ingles) is at Sol.

Appartment: The flat is in a old building and very spacious! There is easy enough room for 4 persons (two seperate bedrooms) and the kitchen is huge. All the main kitchen tools were provided, maybe there could be some more cutlery but that's just peanuts... We felt great in there from the beginning... We took a bigger flat because we expected some friends to visit us on weekends and all guests liked the flat very much... Ah yeah, and the AC's are functioning very well (we had to use them a lot, especially in August).

Alex & Family: Alex welcomed us on the day of arrival, and showed us all the things we needed to know in the appartment. He and his father were very helpful and lovely. They also responded very quickly upon any questions we had regarding the flat or whatsoever. Also the portier was very kind and nice.