Very affordable second story walk-up just a block away from Gran Via (Madrid's main shopping street); great base for sight-seeing as quite central, enabling walking and quick access to city's extensive Metro system. Staff quite friendly. Room spartan (single bed, night stand, desk, chair, refrigerator, small screen TV (BBC + CNBC in English; many more channels in Spanish, French, or German); quite adequate bathroom with shower. French doors opened onto a narrow atrium, but view of just other units. Housekeeping quite persistent. I normally decline (by use of door hanger so stating), but after first two days of phone calls, I relented. Would definitely stay here again.