We really enjoyed Sergio's place for our long weekend in Madrid. It's small, but has the basics. The air conditioning was very welcome as we happened to be there during a heat wave. Sergio was friendly and responsive to our needs -- we would absolutely stay there again. The location was very central, a short walk to the Reina Sofia in one direction and the El Sol metro in another, although the Tirso de Molina stop is only a few blocks up the hill with some nice cafes on the square. The ginormous Sunday Rastro market is just a few blocks over As New Yorkers, we liked the diverse neighborhood, and it didn't seem all that different from home, but one of the shop ladies told me to hold my bag close to me. A highlight of our trip was the paella class session with Andrea -- he showed us the ins and outs of a Spanish tortilla, sangria and a lovely paella. He answered all our many questions and was particularly delightful with our 11 year old budding chef. There is a surprising collection of cooking basics and spices for such a tiny kitchen, but we didn't explore that because of the heat -- just ate leftover paella when we weren't out sampling Madrid's cafes.