My wife and I aren't clean freaks, but we do appreciate a clean, dust free spot to lay our heads. Gemma's home far exceeded our expectations. If clean and dust free is important to you, you will love this place. More important, it has a chic, cool vibe to it. Not over the top, but very tastefully presented. Amenities, furniture and hardware (shower, doors, etc) are good quality, not cheap and old. While the apartment itself really is lovely, the location was ideal in two ways: 1. The street location is safe, quiet and looks down to a church. Church bells ring on the hour and bring a charm to the entire street. 2. The location is ideal for someone that likes to walk and see things in and around the city center. Parks, Sofia museum, Plaza del Sol, Market--are all 5-15 minute walks. It's all very walkable, but the metro is also just two blocks away. We easily took metro to Real Madrid futball game and back with no problems. As much as we loved the place, Gemma is the reason we felt welcomed, warm and local. She was incredibly gracious, timely with checkin and check out and a timely communicator (not to mention a great eye for design!). She really seemed to take our experience personally and helped us in many small and big ways--from pointing us to the best coffee in Madrid (really!) to ensuring we made it to the airport safely. She is a great host without a doubt. We've stayed other places and Gemma and her apartment really are jewels.