Jose is a terrific host who took great care of us -- helping us park the car in the reserved spot in a nearby garage, walking us through all the features of the apartment, providing a list of suggested things to do, and checking in with us to see if we needed anything. The apartment is in a great location, overlooking a small park just across from the Royal Palace. There are many excellent bars and restaurants in the neighborhood. A small supermarket is about five minutes away. Once we got oriented, we realized that the apartment is actually an easy walk to nearly anywhere in the center -- about 20 minutes from the Prado, for example. And considering the traffic in Madrid, walking was faster than the Uber we took to get there. Though the building is old, the apartment is clean, comfortable, quiet, spacious and well equipped. Highly recommended.