My sister and I absolutely loved our stay at Javier's place! He speaks perfect English (and Norwegian, apparently!) and is very hospitable and friendly :) The room is clean and quite spacious, and Javier let us use his kitchen and living room as well. It is very close to Atocha station and within walking distance of a lot of attractions. Javier is a topnotch host -- he let us watch the football game on his TV and even treated us to some potato chips, gazpacho, and breakfast churros (and let us play with Vito - a little dog who was staying at his place as well)! Thank you Javier for the lovely stay and conversations, hope we could have stayed longer!