First of all, the location of the apartment is great - you can then walk to most of the sights, or use a Metro (there are 2 very close by). Secondly, the apartment is very nice (with everything you need), immaculately clean and has an amazing roof terrace. Finally and most importantly however, you have the best host ever in Jose, who has now set the bar very high for other hosts - he was there to greet us warmly when we arrived and also arranged a taxi for us, to go back to the airport, so we didn't have to worry about that. Jose showed us round the apartment and was genuinely interested in our stay - nothing was any trouble at all and I was touched by him leaving a bottle of bubbly in the fridge for us. I had told Jose prior to our stay that we were going to Madrid to celebrate my 40th Birthday and so he said the bubbly was his celebratory gift for me - wow, he didn't have to do that and so it was a lovely surprise. At the end of our trip, on the morning of the day we were traveling home, unfortunately my sister fell very ill and it was in fact Jose who stepped in to help, with the kindness and concern you would expect from close family - I cannot thank him enough for that and will never forget it either. I will be returning to Madrid, as I fell in love with the city and now do not have to search for accommodation, as I would use Jose's place every time. I work in an office now and have done for nearly 2 years, but my background is 20 years in the hospitality industry and I can genuinely say that I believe Jose is one of the best hosts I have ever encountered and can thoroughly recommend his fab apartment (just please don't book when I want to go lol). Thanks again Jose for an unforgettable and amazing stay.