I was in Madrid for work and stayed almost 6 weeks in the apartment Gran Via VIII. Everything was perfect. The neighborhood had everything you could need from bars, restaurants to shops in a very hip setting. Despite being in the center of everything the street where the apartment is at is very quite. The apartment in itself had all the basic you need. I was able to make lunches to bring to work in the small kitchen. All in all I would definitely recommend both the apartment and Mad4rent. The pictures does the apartment justice. If I come back to Madrid I would stay in this apartment again.