Nice little apartment near Barrio Salamanca. It is a basement apartment although with three medium size windows to let in very little natural light so there is no view or outside area to sit and enjoy a glass of wine. However there are several restaurants, bars and cafes with in a few minutes walk to enjoy that vino! It's a nice quiet place to sleep as we did not hear much if any outside noise during the night. We were there to visit family and did not partake in the touristy goodies however the metro is a short walk and it's very easy to negotiate. Just hop on and it's a quick ride to the central area for touring the sites. The Barrio Salamanca area is not touristy at all and the cafes are filled with locals enjoying an evening of food, drink, conversation and cigarettes! More the reason to stay outside of the tourist zone and blend in with the locals especially if you speak Spanish. Peter is a good host and waited for us as our flight was delayed as well as us having to file a report for lost luggage! The onsite manager was very nice and easy to speak with. The only real drawback is that the apartment could use a thorough deep cleaning as it appears clean on the surface but when we looked closely the place was dirty. All in all, its a nice place if you are needing to stay close to the Barrio Salamanca.