Although not close the location was a walkable distance from many restaurants and sights in Madrid. The apartment was sparsely furnished and clean. The neighborhood was quiet. The only noise was in the morning when the school children gathered in the school yard across the street, but only a grumpy person doesn't enjoy the happy sound of children playing. Check to make sure you have enough toilet paper for your stay as we ran out and didn't know where to get more. After a couple of texts Gonzalo was able to have more delivered to us.