We stayed at Maria's apartment for 10 nights and very much enjoyed our stay. Maria has carefully designed the space to make the most of the natural light and clean open spaces while ensuring the space has multiple functions. The lounge area has a big comfy sofa and single chairs with a good selection of books and a nice big TV, there is also a desk area where you can use your computer and lay out your books and paperwork without the need to pack it all up each time you want to eat, this was especially important to me and one of the reasons I chose her apartment. The kitchen is minimal in design and has all you need, the stove top has lots of electronic buttons but once you get the hand of it, it works like a dream. Very much enjoyed preparing meals in this open space. The bathroom is designed so that the sink area is located in the corridor to the bedroom whilst the shower and toilet are separate - again a great use of space. The flooring is wood parquet so never cold on your feet and the apartment has a great heating system and separate A/C system.

The neighbourhood is great, there are 3 supermarkets all within a 5 minute walk, one of which is 24 hours, a fish market shop just around the corner, multiple hairdressers should you need a haircut and one street where you will find about 5 different restaurants all serving el menu del dia in case you don't feel like cooking and which are all well priced. And if you just want a burger, there is a Burger King close by.

There is also a park where you can jog, walk, play paddle or practice golf, we used it regularly for jogging. The metro stop Cuatro Caminos is about a 7 minute walk away and a taxi to down town will set you back about 7 Euro.

Maria is a great host, she was available by phone and email and always promptly answered our queries. On arrival she provided a little bottle of sparkling wine that we drank out of her very styley wine glasses!

Overall, the apartment was everything we expected from the description and photos and we would not hesitate to stay here again.