This was a great place to stay and enjoy Madrid.
We were luck with excellent weather (not too hot) and no rain during our week in early September.
The apartment is located near to one of the main tourist Plazas which made it a great place to stay and an easy place to find. All the main tourist attractions were within walking distance or easily reached by tube after a tiring day!
There were very many excellent places to eat and drink within a few metres of the apartment.
Rubin was an excellent host and met us as planned and showed us the apartment and provided us with advice. His english is excellent.
The apartment was perfect, clean, functional, had wonderfully quirky decor and was accessible by stairs or lift. The lounge furnishings made it possible for us both to sit or recline and so was a great place to relax. Internet access was very good. and the TV in the lounge had youtube access so we were able to watch plenty of English Material.
We used the washing machine and it worked well.
The bed was very comfortable and we were not bothered by any noises at night.
Ruben left us lots of useful extras such as tea, coffee, milk, OJ, breakfast cereal and croisants. The stove top coffee maker worked perfectly and the fridge kept drinks very cold.

Ruben kept in touch by email during the week and organised a taxi for us when we left.
We would thoroughly recommend this apartment.