We had an amazing stay at this apartment. It was just as shown in the photos. It is new and clean and had everything we needed. It is in a great location. It is a 5 minute walk to the Palacio Real, and 10 minutes to Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor so you get to see some of the tourist highlights. But then the neighborhoods just to the other side of Gran Via are not touristy at all, but instead are very cool, hipster, local neighborhoods. We highly recommend the chocolate croissants at the Mision Cafe just a 4 minute walk from the apartment. They were the best we had the whole time we were in Spain. The view is lovely and since the apartment is up on the 10th floor the street noise when the windows are open isn't as loud as it was anywhere else we stayed in Spain. The windows are fantastic and cut out all the noise when they are closed so we slept exceptionally well. They have A/C and heat so you can have windows closed when you want it to be quiet. There was no noise at all from neighbors. It was amazing to be so centrally located and yet have the ability to have a quiet place to retreat from everything when we needed it. I would highly recommend this apartment.