As everyone else has noted, the location of this apartment is wonderful. The Malasaña neighborhood is trendy and hip with many young people, coffee shops, restaurants and bars. We even found a nice yoga studio called El Patio nearby. There is a lot of graffiti, but look closely and you will see that some of it is art and if you are lucky you will see an artist at work. It's a 15 minute walk to Puerta del Sol (cars have largely been banned from the Central District so walking around is a pleasure), and we also took the metro to get around the city. There are small groceries within a few blocks: DIA and Carrefours chains as well as local grocery stores and, of course, jamonerías. The apartment was comfortably furnished (though we didn't use the second bedroom) and the living room was especially bright and pleasant. Note that there is no air conditioning; fans in the master bedroom and living room worked well but there is no fan in the second bedroom. The fan controls are hard to see; you will find them tucked next to the bookcase in the entry way. Also, as others have noted, it's 70 steps up to the apartment. There are a couple of small things that need to be repaired, and I've mentioned them to Marta but overall we had a lovely stay.