My friend and I had only a short visit in Madrid during which time we stayed at Marian and Juan Gabriel's apartment. We really appreciated having a very clean, quiet, and comfortable room to come back to after a long day exploring the city. The location is perfect - the Atocha train station (from which we both arrived at and left Madrid) is only a 10-15 min walk, as is El Reina Sofia and the Paseo del Prado; even more far away sites, such as the Royal Palace and Cervantes Monument, are only a 30 min walk. In addition, Mercadona, Lidl, and a 24 hour supermarket are all within a 5-10 minute walk as are many restaurants and cafes within the Lavapies neighborhood. We did not need to utilize the metro at all during our stay and were able to walk to all places we wanted to visit. The hosts were kind, thoughtful, accommodating, and helpful. They provided us with access to an online board listing event, restaurant, and museum recommendations in advance of our visit; Marian also gave us a large map of the city (which was extremely useful) upon our arrival. We were very happy with our stay and would recommend without hesitation.