Vanessa was a perfect host. Met us at the door and gave us clear precise instructions on how appliances and lights worked in the apartment. She also had suggestions on what to visit while we were in Madrid. Warm and lovely.

The apartment: My wife said after six weeks of travel, "This is the first place where I think I could live long-term." And I would have to agree. A very nice apartment with everything you would want or need. A sharp knife...first of the trip. I mean a really sharp knife.

As always we look for Clean, Safe, Quiet. This place had all three without any qualifications. NIce bed. Good shower. Complete kitchen. And only lightly decorated so there was room for your traveling stuff to land, be seen, and to be found.

And as an added treat, on the ground floor of this building to the left is Rayuela's restaurant. I highly recommend you look at the menu. We ate there three times and were not disappointed once.

Excellent.