My husband and I stayed at Paula's place for 4 days while in Madrid and couldn't have asked for a better experience. It's convenient to walk to all the attractions. We didn't have to take a taxi or metro once. Not only that but my husband found a specialty beer store nearby that we visited daily! He definitely missed good beer. My iPhone charger broke and I was able to find a store a block away to replace it. These are just little examples of how well connected this location is. However I would say the train station is more like a 10 min walk, 15 min there bc it's slightly uphill (may have taken this pregnant lady longer haha). The apartment itself is charming, and just a note to people who love absolute quiet, you will hear outside noises. There's a bar downstairs but it didn't bother us at all. Best first time airbnb pick!