The absolute best thing about Raquel’s house is the location. Great restaurants, grocery stores, fruit markets, bakeries and fast food are all immediately available within a 2 minute walk from the apartment. The Prado and the museum district is less than a 15 minute walk. Puerta Sol and the Gran Via is less than 10 minutes. There’s a Pilates studio right across the street. Raquel is a great host, very responsive and available to help or coordinate arrival and departures. The apartment is clean and functional. We were on the town most of our visit, but it functioned great for making morning breakfast, showers, and sleep. You can run down the stairs, out the front door of the building and 3 doors down get great pastry and coffee for your spouse before they could even think of getting out of bed. We were there when it got a little cold at night and the house has an on demand radiant heating system that made it comfortable and warm. We slept like babies. It was quiet at night and we didn’t notice any outside noises until 7 AM. We would definitely stay at Raquel’s again.