Beautiful apartment and definitely located in a great area. The apartment is high enough up and the windows provide optimal insulation that noise is not an issue (the apartment is located on a busy street). We found no issues with this. The apartment was fully furnished with everything needed for one to stay for several days. The only precaution I would mention is there are a lot of stairs that one must go up to reach the apartment so just be aware of that. After a long day of walking around Madrid the stairs can become daunting. Other than this, everything was great!