We stayed at Oscar & Vanessa's place for 4 nights and it was all we could hope for. The best thing is the location: you are able to walk basically anywhere and stop by the apartment for a quick rest before dinner if needed. There are multiple choices when it comes to eating out, even though many bars and restaurants were packed during the Easter time. Be sure to have dinner a bit earlier than the locals (which was not a problem for us!) and there's no need to make reservations or wait for your turn. As for places to shop as well as hang out and have a glass of Rioja, we preferred Chueca - again, not too far a walk from the apartment. Everything went very smoothly with Oscar & Vanessa, and we can recommend their place for anyone visiting Madrid, especially couples.