Pros: For visits to Hyde Park area (UChicago), the location is great. The building is a beautiful historic location right off Lake Shore Drive across from a park and the Museum of Science and Industry. Parking was easy (we parked for free right across the street with no issue) and the drive-up area is very convenient for loading/unloading. The front desk staff was friendly and helpful. It’s in walking distance to a few restaurants, a Trader Joe’s, and a Walgreens. Since this is a turn of the century building in Chicago I sort of expected to see signs of mice or other rodents, but I didn’t spot any during my stay over a full week.
Cons: As others have stated, the unit is minimally furnished and needed a lot of deep cleaning. This is the first time I’ve ever gotten out the cleaning supplies and started cleaning upon arrival to an Airbnb. It was covered in dust, had peeling paint all over, and the carpet is clearly several shades darker than its original state. The bed slats were broken. The Wifi (named “Zencity”) was never present and when we messaged about it we didn’t get a response for days; we had to find the physical router and connect to it manually to do work. One of the units above us seemed to be under construction the whole time we were there, so there was constant hammering.
Overall, I’ve stayed in several “professionally run” Airbnb’s like this and this is all pretty standard, but for this price I would definitely have expected better.