1st timers to Europe and Madrid, I wanted to still feel the ancient energy amidst the modern hussle and bustle of the city, and we found it!! It was so awesome to be able to open the huge metal front door right to the cobblestone street, a tiny pocketed historical neighborhood if you ask me. A couple minutes walk we were awe-struck by the magnitude of Thee Palace of Madrid itself!! WOW. A few further blocks away was an area better and bigger than Vegas and New York put together. Several blocks inwards of that was the epic Plaza of the Mayor, just like in the old movies. I couldn't believe all the different open social plazas we could visit on foot from the VRBO. I feel like we got a good feel for all the essence of Madrid. Keep in mind, The doors and walls are very thin so come prepared to drown out the neighbors, it was so helpful the TV had You Tube as soon as you turn it on so we fell fast asleep to a "white noise" video, we were not bothered by the neighbors party at all this way. Also take note the left handle of the shower is the pressure power while the right side is temp control. We don't have this type in USA so it took us many tries to figure it out hahaha, I appreciate the double level shower heads so I didn't have to get my hair wet. The large open layout was very nice for opening up big suitcases. Such a beautiful apartment with the exposed stone granite walls and modern accents. Big Love to the owner Jésus who was able to lock the front door from his cellphone when our Uber was waiting to take us to the airport haha I couldn't figure out how to lock it. We weren't late for our flight! Thanks again for the travel advice Jésus!!!