We really enjoyed staying in the neighborhood of lavapies, it is a more charming section of Madrid and I would certainly stay in this neighborhood again. It was also nice to be so close to a 24 hour supermarket, upstairs from a good cafe, and only two blocks from metro. Hector was extremely friendly and generous and communicative which we greatly appreciated. The place was certainly clean, although because it is an older building there was a bit of an odor perhaps from old plumbing which was a bit disturbing. It is also in very close vicinity to neighbors so you could easily hear noise from next door and from the window. Aside from this, it was a very charming place, and as mentioned, good location and very kind host.