Luz was really welcoming, showed us everything, told us a couple of great tips on where to eat and what to see. The flat was exactly as in the pictures, really clean and space efficient! Lots of generous sweets, biscuits, snacks and very much appreciated apples. We ate out mostly anyway but it was really handy to have a little kitchen. My husband and I slept on the very comfortable sofa bed with a memory foam mattress and our 15 year old took the double space up the stairs. She said it reminded her of a camper van! The flat is insanely central, almost opposite the Mercado de San Miguel, great bakeries 2 mins down the road, churreria San Gines 4 mins from the flat, Plaza Mayor just across the road. Unbelievable really so we only took the metro to the airport and back and to the Prado then walked back. Bring comfortable shoes ...! We loved wandering at night having a drink and a tapa in different bars; amazing gambas al ajillo in El Abuelo, c/Victoria 12, wonderful stuffed artichokes and aubergine "chips" with salmorejo at Taverna Lucio, Cava Baja, 35 (opposite it's grown up sister where you have to book, as presumably do the celebrities who frequent it), Bodegas Ricla, c/Cuchilleros,6, where Anna ( a young girl in the pictures on the walls) is still serving wonderful fat boquerones (white anchovies in vinegar) and bacalao. And during the Civil War the cellar was used as a bomb shelter! We loved the 9th floor of the Corte Ingles, like a little Selfridges food bar, great views of the city and the Catedral has an amazing view of the Palacio Real and Campo de Moro from it's dome. Did I mention a speedy trip into Reina Sofia (free entry when we went, check the website) to see Guernica - absolutely amazing - and some great Miro and other Picassos, not to mention Man Ray. So, thank you Luz for a wonderful welcome and we'll be back as soon as we can!