We visited Fernando's apartment for four days to explore Madrid. The apartment was in the perfect area and we found walking and using the metro incredibly easy from the central location of the apartment. The apartment was clean and had everything we needed. A nice modern interior in a traditional old building. Yes, lots of stairs, but we felt safe and enjoyed the roof top view from the small balcony. The apartment is a little noisy. Late night noise from the bars below, tables and chairs being put away and neighbours noise from the other apartments but I guess this is to be expected when you stay in such a central location. We enjoyed our trip and met Fernando who gave us some good advice on restaurants and places of interest. He was very kind to allow us an extra couple of hours to leave our bags before our flight. The cleaner does not speak English but we managed to communicate with an app on the phone and international sign language! My two teens enjoyed the museums and late night tapas but we're glad to have wifi when we returned to the apartment. We had a great trip to the Bernabeu Stadium (good experience even if you are not a football person like myself), Retiro Park was beautiful and we enjoyed the Reina Sofia art centre. The cathedral and palace were a good experience too. All of which were walking distance apart from the stadium where we took the metro. All in all a great stay and we would recommend Fernando as a host. We would stay there again. The Cronin Family.