The apartment is wonderful, brand new furnishings and finished to a really high standard throughout. The property is on the 5th floor, but no problems as the lift was always available to use. You can't fault the location, literally only 2 minutes walk from the Palace. We were expecting it to be a little noisy in the area, as we were so close to everything, but no issues at all with noise from either the road or bars close by. If you want party bars, that stay open late into the night, there are other areas such as La Latina - although only a short walk from the apartment, so we were happy to be staying in a quieter neighbourhood.
We ate great food at Algarabia (on the next street from the apartment), Meson Restaurante La Mi Venta (just across the Plaza de Oriente), Asador Real, however the best meal was at El Pimiento Verde opposite the Mercado San Miguel. The best steak we have eaten for a long time, sadly on the last day as we would have returned if we visited there earlier in our stay. Madrid really is a city for great food and wine, there are so many good places to eat and drink. We've only just started!
Maria was the perfect host. Really good with communication before our trip, met us as planned on the day of our arrival and helped us with local restaurants and places to visit. Throughout our stay she was quick to answer any messages we sent, you couldn't ask for anything more.
This apartment really is in a superb location, beautifully furnished and is a really relaxing place to stay in central Madrid.