On our arrival in Madrid by car we were disturbed by the cost , and lack of free parking in the city centre. 4 hours maximum on the streets and 31 Euros per day underground. This presented us with a slight headache as we planned to stay for two days and we had a limited budget. Furthermore. Ignacio's apartment is in a car free zone open only to residents. But this dark cloud quickly vanished when we arrived and were met by Ignacio and were taken to our new temporary home. We entered into beautifully laid out contemporary high ceiling-ed space filled with light from the large windows overlooking a quite street, beautifully furnished with modern bathrooms and kitchen and very pleasant calm atmosphere. All thoughts of our underground car parking bill quickly vanished and we almost immediately decided we would prolong our stay in Madrid by a further day. We were overjoyed to be now living within walking distance of the Prado, the Reina Sophia, and the Thysson museums as well as a short distance from the Plaza Mayor and the Malasana district all of which we explored during our stay. Despite spending nearly all our time seeing the art treasures and experiencing the daily life of Madrid by endlessly walking its lanes and streets we could not have enjoyed without the warmth, comfort and security offered by this apartment with its central location with good transport links and plenty of good bars and restaurants nearby. We can highly recommend this accomodation to anyone wishing to explore Madrid centre.