The apartment is in the Malasana area which has lots of great bars and restaurants. There are many coffee spots steps down the street. The windows must have been glazed because it was very quiet. We used the metro a lot to get around to centro or prado area. The inside of the apt. is pretty, as is the terrace. We tried to have breakfast or afternoon happy hour on the terrace every day. The outside is next to a Midas Muffler, but we got used to that. The place is well stocked with kitchen supplies and the bed was nice. The only cons were the host was not there to greet us to share insights into Madrid and walk us thru the apt,etc. Also the cleaning person or the hosts didn't leave a note greeting us, or telling us how to check out, or what we could use in the kitchen. Used towels were still in the bathroom and a dishwasher full (clean dishes.) The apt was otherwise very clean and nicely decorated.