I can highly recommend Marta’s apartment in Madrid. It is of excellent quality – 5 star standard inside and very spacious.

Positives:
- The apartment itself is immaculate – very well decorated, new and clean furniture, and paintings painted by Marta herself.
- Very well equipped – plenty of kitchenware, bed linen, etc.
- Very comfortable bed with very good quality linen.
- The bathroom is very clean and in new condition.
- Internet is very fast and very reliable.
- Great location – 5 minute walk to La Latina metro, and 10 minute walk to Plaza Mayor of Madrid. It’s very easy to get to anywhere in Madrid.
- Marta’s husband Adolfo was very welcoming, and well prepared. He had a city map and spent some time with me highlighting key places to visit and where to eat – he even pointed out a vegetarian restaurant on the map for me to try.

Negatives:
- A little noisy from neighbours and a couple of cafés/bars down the road, but the noise stopped by 10:00pm or 11:00pm and was not too bad (I am quite sensitive to noise and I did sleep very well both nights I was there). To be fair, all old buildings in Europe tend not to be well sound proofed, so this was OK by comparison to others I have experienced.