The apartment was fantastic! Perfectly clean and neat and spacious. Plenty of (very) hot water available, and the AC (one unit in bedroom and one unit in living room) was very cold (hit the on/off button on remote TWICE to fully turn off the units when you go out for the day). The neighborhood has lots of Indian restaurants and appears to be filled totally with locals without any tourists in sight, and yet the apartment is only a 15 min walk or so from Puerta del Sol and most other major sites. Easy access to the metro and about a 15 min walk from Atocha train station (easy and cheap to catch Aeropuerto Expres bus from Atocha to airport...we left apartment 3 hours before our return flight to US from Madrid, walked to station, took Expres bus, and had plenty of time to check in and catch our flight). The loft is on Ave Maria which goes uphill so if you end up using metro, I would depart from Lavapies (downhill walk from loft to metro) and return in evening to Anton Martin (downhill walk from metro back home to the loft) if you are feeling exhausted from walking all day. The only minor issue we had was that Angel's friend showed up over an hour late to let us in to the apartment on our arrival day. But both she and Angel were very apologetic about the miscommunication and delay, and it in no way diminished the enjoyment of our stay. I would be happy to stay at this loft again if I return to Madrid in the future. Muchas gracias, Angel!