What a host!!! It is easy when things go right, but when things go wrong...that’s when you know how good the host is.
One afternoon and evening, there was a power outage in the entire neighborhood. When it was not quickly resolved, Elizabeth offered to put us up in a different property.
Throughout our one week stay, she emailed us at least once a day to make sure things were going well.
There is a quick market outside the front door, and a grocery store about a block away. The kitchen is well equipped and we cooked most of our meals in the apartment.
It is farther away from Gran Via than I hoped, but even that had its plus because we discovered a great pedestrian mall with lots of quirky and mainstream shops about a block away.
I highly recommend this apartment for a couple, but it might get cramped with three or more if you plan on spending much time there.
My girlfriend and I meet in Madrid about four times a year. We will definitely stay here again