My mother and I had a lovely, lovely stay in Carmen's place! She made us feel like it was our own home. The room was lovely, the bed comfortable, and we had a bathroom mostly to our selves. The hot water was nice and constant! So was the wifi! Carmen allowed us to use her kitchen as well. She was nice enough to walk us to the nearest bus stop and show us the bus we needed to take to get to the Center of Madrid. (Her house is a 40-minute bus ride from Atocha, 50 from Plaza Mayor, and the ticket is 1.50 euro for one way.) We didn't speak much Spanish and still we were able to communicate with Carmen enough to have a great time with her! I'm very grateful to her for opening her home to us and making us feel right at home! Thank you so much, Carmen!