Despite the fact that we had great difficulty finding her quaint and comfy loft apartment meaning that it was very late when we arrived, Elena was not phased and took the time to show us all the necessary details of her amazing home. She even set up my phone on her wifi....And then we had the beautiful bottle of wine and spanish sausage and nibbles to enjoy after our long journey. Elena trusted us with her own home with all the little special touches which gave it a cosy lived in feel. The only drawback was actually finding it. Even locals that we asked didn't seem to know where it was. I would recommend taking a taxi there for 30 euros if arriving at the airport. We took the metro which proved a bit of an ordeal on a busy Friday night with two changes and luggage to carry up and down escalators and stairs.
I would thoroughly recommend Elena's to anyone wanting to experience authentic spanish city living. The kitchen is quite basic but with so many tempting places to eat out it didn't bother us. The location is superb, so close to all the attractions of old Madrid and has the added bonus of an excellent reasonably priced restaurant directly opposite.
Thank you Elena we really enjoyed our stay.