The location of this apartment is excellent - the neighbourhood seems safe and it is very central, and most sights are within (15-20 min) walking distance. There is no street noise, though you might hear the neighbours talking below if they are on their balcony/have their window open.

The apartment is in a classic old building, including a central elevator with a pair of manually operated doors. The rooms in the apartment are modern and clean, as well as heated.

As hosts, Angel and Nacho are very welcoming. Angel especially is passionate about Madrid and keen to share and discuss what he knows, as well as make suggestions on places to go and what to see, though in a couple of cases it would have paid for us to do some prior research ourselves too (we had some trouble with trains we were told would be easy to get seats on, for example).

Unfortunately we did not see all that much of our hosts as we were out all day, but they were very considerate and conscientious, and managed to organize for someone to let us in despite us providing arrival information at short notice (note that this is not encouraged).