We spent 5 days in Alvaro's apartment for our first ever trip to Spain, and it was perfect. Alvaro was extremely helpful and communicative, responding almost instantly to all messages. He quickly addressed a small issue with the bathroom sink, communicating when a plumber would arrive and confirming that it was ok with our schedule. The location of the apartment was probably our favorite thing about it, we could easily walk to the train station (Atocha) for Madrid metro and for regional trains (to Alcala de Henares and Toledo, for example), to Retiro Park, the Prado and Reina Sofia, catholic church, and grocery store. There is a great pizza place two doors down that was extremely friendly for take-out pizza. It is also very quiet and private, we never had any noise from the city and the area felt very safe. If we came to Madrid again, we would like to stay here again, no question. Thank you Alvaro for a wonderful experience and for sharing your home. We hope to return someday!