As for the area: The address shown on the map on airbnb is wrong (Calle de Jorge Juan). The real address is Calle Ortega y Gasset 21 which is 5 streets or 800 m (10 min walk) to the north. I asked Fernando to correct that mistake but even after three weeks (just checked it today) it’s the wrong address on airbnb, so take care, when booking. It’s called Park View, but the park is 15-20 minutes away (important if you like to go running, like I do). Although: Calle Ortega y Gasset is a very good address, it’s THE center for luxury shoppers. It was just a bad surprise FOR US to learn it only at the airport, when we called the taxi (EUR 30), that we are in a different street. For others it might be a very lucky surprise to live in that posh area. For us it was not the perfect address, because besides about 50 shops like Gucci, Prada etc. it’s hard to find an old fashioned café bar where you can stand at the bar and drink a “cortado” (coffee). And we like to have although the first coffee in the morning already outside on the street. There are two small shops (DIA supermarket chain) but we only found them by coincidence on the last day, so if you want to buy groceries etc. ask Fernando before what’s the closest place. In about 10 – 15 minutes there are some of the most fashionable restaurants and coffee shops (like tenconten, bar tomate, la rotisserie, Ultramarinos, Quintin etc.) but it’s better to look them up in the internet first. you probably don’t find them just by strolling around. We staid 5 nights at Fernando’s place and 3 in the city center and liked both. At the end: taxi and Uber are both very cheap so it’s not very important exactly where you live. We walked on average 23 km per day, so 10 minutes more or less, who cares. - As for the appartement itself: the house “breathes” the air and atmosphere of “the old days” (1850), like you can see on the pictures. The house itself, the entrance, the old wooden elevator, the appartement, it’s really old-style “classy”. We like that very much and there we liked the appartement. Of course you must not compare the appartement to a completly new one. That would be unfair. You have to be open/flexible if something (like windows, sockets for electricity, etc.) is not brand new or perfectly working. E.g. the windows only have 1 glass, so even if you close them, you hear the noise of the street very loud. If you are sensitive to noise that might be a problem. There are 3 or 4 air conditioners so I think you can even in summer sleep with the windows closed. The apparement is huge (3 bedrooms, one dining room, one (smaller) living room, kitchen) and there are two – rather small - bathrooms and one...