Lola was a fantastic host, easy to communicate with, offered local tips and quick to answer any questions or problems we had.
The apartment is in a great location, only at most a 20-30 minute walk to most of the attractions in the city. Both metro stop and 24 hour supermarket less than 5 minutes away. We hardly used the metro as walking around was quite fun. Lavapies looks to be one of the up and coming areas in Madrid at the moment, and we never felt unsafe walking around.
The apartment is definitely cosy, we stayed as a family of 4, it worked fine as we were out most of the day. It looks newly renovated, was very clean and modern. It is on the first floor of the building, so not too many steps to climb either.
Due to the layout of the building, there are only a couple of windows, however there is more than ample lighting. It can be a little noisy early in the night (maybe because we stayed over the weekend), but it's a minor issue considering the location.