Raul is a kind and hospitable host who really helped us out in a trying time.
After missing early flights due to a baggage storage service in Heathrow not opening until an hour later than the stated time, a two hour delay of baggage handling in Madrid and a van ride longer than stated; we were late to Raul's and he was nothing but kind and accommodating.
He met us across from his apartment in the Chicago Hot Dogs restaurant we fled to in order to avoid the rain. He showed me around the very clean and colorful apartment carefully explaining both the shower and the door locks. After that I met back up with my girlfriend at the restaurant at which point I was met with another bit of bad news: the credit card machine was down and we'd not yet converted any money. By chance, Raul stopped in to give us some more apartment info. I quickly explained to him our predicament and he covered our food!
One note: the apartment is up four or five floors and there is no elevator.
The location was great... filled with restaurants and shops. We were about 10 minutes walking from the Prado museum, San Gines, Plaza Mayor, etc. Highly recommended! We would stay again.