This beautiful & spacious apt was our home base for 5 nights for our group of 4 adults, while visiting Chicago. The space was just perfect for our needs with two people in each bedroom, and we could've easily fit two more people on the pull-out livingroom couch if needed. The front bedroom is bigger with a queen sized bed, and the mattress is much firmer than the smaller full-sized bed in the bedroom off the kitchen.
The bathroom is stocked with bath towels, face towels & even some toiletries are provided in case you forgot your own. There's also a blow drier in case you don't want to lug yours from home.
The kitchen has plates, cups, mugs, pots/pans, utensils, microwave, stove/oven, coffee pot and basic food staples & spices. My recommendation after dropping off your bags & evaluating the kitchen supplies is to then stop into Cermark Market (less than a 10 min walk), to stock up on groceries at the start of your visit. Their produce section here is ah-mazing!
We had no trouble getting around the city & suburbs on public transportation during our visit. Conveniently grab the 56 bus from the stop at the end of the street to take you right into downtown, or for a faster trip (bus can be slow with all the stops) transfer to the Logan Square Blue Line stop. We found it best to buy a weekly Ventra pass to avoid having to dig out cash each trip.
We didn't utilize the fire pit in the backyard or the washer/dryer in the basement but we were told we were welcome to use them if we needed. A nice gesture that we will likely utilize in the future.
The only thing the apt was missing was some board games to play when hanging out. However I suggested this to Carolynn and I'm sure there will be some added to the apt for the next visitors.
Carolynn really goes above & beyond as an Airbnb host! Not only was the house impeccable for our arrival, but she had a Happy Birthday balloon waiting in the apt for my husband since I had mentioned this was a birthday trip when booking months earlier. We were also greeted with some light snacks to help take the hunger edge off when first getting into town. She also checked in with us a few times during our trip to make sure the apt suited our needs, and to make sure there wasn't anything else we needed or could use. Hands down this has been our best Airbnb experience to date, and I would happily recommend this place to any of my family or friends visiting Chicago!