The apartment is lovely and very stylish. It is right off Gran Via blvd, but in a quiet alley, and therefore, not noisy at all. Jesus (Matias' friend was waiting for us at the apartment for check-in and showed us the apartment, and all recommendations we wanted to know. Matias was very responsive in his communication. I have no problem reach Matias either by airbnb or phone. The bed, linen, and pillows were very clean and comfortable. The air con worked so well, it got cold :) The apartment have dark shade that can be drawn, to let you sleep as late as you like (good for recovering from jet lag). The apartment has everything we need. We loved the bathroom, which has the rain shower head, with great water pressure. This is one luxury we don't usually have with the drought in California. The location is very central. We walked to all attractions in Madrid. There are grocery stores, cafe shops, tapas bars, restaurants everywhere. We were like kids in a candy store! Would definitely stay in this lovely apartment again.