Mariana's space is a good deal. It is clean and tidy, even if the bedroom and bathroom are somewhat cramped. The apartment is in south central Madrid but walkable to almost everything. If you don't mind riding the Metro, the location is perfect: it's downhill *to* 'Lavapies' and downhill *from* 'Anton Martin'. Thus getting around was easy and economical. We never saw Mariana as we had to go to a nearby food store to pick up the keys. You must be able to bring up your luggage one flight of stairs as there is no lift. Otherwise, everything seems to work okay and we always were comfortable and secure in the apartment. However, note that all the TV channels are in Spanish. No English news stations, which may or may not be an issue. The espresso machine with an ample supply of pods were well appreciated.