This apartment exceeded my expectations one hundred times over! Antonio is such a nice host and his apartment is clean, beautiful and cozy! There are balconies off every single room & the sounds from the next streets over are the perfect "white noise". It's really amazing how much you don't hear considering how close his place is to a main street. The locks on the door made us feel very secure as well. There's two locks to get in the building and another multi bolt lock to even enter the flat! It was maybe a 5 minute walk (if that) to Gran Via where there's loads of shopping and plenty of things to see & eat! There's also two metro stations within maybe a 7 minute walk from the flat as well if you're looking to go farther. My travel partner and I needed to print a document last minute and Antonio responded VERY quickly with a list of places we could go the next morning (mind you it was pretty late when we sent the message). I would definitely recommend this place and will be looking him up the next time I find myself in Madrid!