This flat is neat, clean and tasteful (but not boringly impersonal) with great amenities--I mean, really great--if you want to take care of yourself as if you were at home. If not, you'll have a great choice of eating-places any time of day (and much of the night) pretty much on your doorstep. The noisy street is really nice, with nice and kind people milling about. Music and food to heart's content. The windows/glass doors facing the street effectively muffle the noise, if that is really what you want to do. Ridiculously close to the Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia museums, Atocha Station, Gran Via, Sol and inexpensive shopping for food to bring back to the flat. Comfortable walk to Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España, the Royal Palace, El Retiro Park, or pretty much anywhere else you'd want to go in Central Madrid. When I go back to Madrid--which I want to do as soon as I can--I'd be very happy to stay in one of Enrique's flats. And you get these wonderful flats for a very, very reasonable price. And Enrique is a really nice guy, and very helpful. Easier to check in and out than at most hotels.