The apartment is a great space in the heart of the shopping area and bar scene of Madrid, with good insulation so you only hear minor noise from the bar street below. All major sites are within an hour's walk, metro is really conveniently located 2 minutes walk from the apartment. Being located in an old buidling the ceilings are quite low: anyone over 1.80m will probably bang their head on the ceiling beams. The kitchenette is smallish and has only the basic untensils, I suspect the locals would rather go out for dinner than stay in. The communication with Emilio and Jesus was great, they were quick to respond, did a personal check-in with us and were very accommodating in providing us a list of vegetarian restaurants. All in all a great place to use as your home base to explore Madrid.