Thank you so much to Corinne for her warm hospitality. I stayed at her flat for 2 months during my residency in Madrid and I was made to feel very welcome by her and her little dog Lou Lou.

Being a basement flat I was a little worried initially about it being too dark but I needn't have, the main lights fill the space well and there's an option of lamps if you want it cosy in the evenings. The room is also much bigger than appears in the photo, plenty of room for two friends or a couple. The room was nice and cool in the hotter days in October and heated well with it's 3 radiators in November.

The street can very occasionally got noisy late at night on the weekends but this is to be expected in any city with a central location and is actually off the main pedestrian routes so a better option than most. It's a perfect location, within 10 mins walk of Sol / Plaza Mayor / Prado gallery / Lavapiés.

Corinne also knows a great dance studio to watch Flamenco on Saturdays and is happy to advice on all sorts with her locals knowledge. I was even offered soup, painkillers and her Netflix password when she discovered I was ill one evening. I had the most amazing 2 months and would definitely return here again!