Igors place was located in Humbolt park, pretty central and up and coming. The apt was on the bottom floor of a condo unit, and was kind of old, but not bad. Upon walking in you are greeted with a smell of strong plug in scents (asthmatics beware) which I went through and closed as I found them spread through the house. The upstairs neighbors are not really present until 6am when they get up to get ready, you are awoken by people walking upstairs, the foot steps are loud enough to wake you up.
The apartment was spacious with 2 bedrooms, the furniture was very interesting, not dirty or dingy but ultra-modern which did not seem to match the vintage charm of the actual house. The bed was comfortable and there was space to relax and get ready. I would recommend the host to go easy on the ultra-modern theme and invest in some classic easy furniture.
The only downside of our stay was the bathroom, it was obviously not cleaned before our stay and had women’s hair in the tub and floor. The bath mat was dirty and towels looked heavily used (washed but very worn). Igors called us when he got back to town and apologized for the bathroom, he came the next day to clean it however it was still not 'clean' and I felt a little icky the entire stay.
If you are looking for a really clean and comfortable space I dont think I would recommend this space, the cleanliness and price he charged for cleaning really left a bad taste in my mouth and overall did affect my stay. The neighborhood was nice but for the price paid there are sure to be better places to stay in Chicago.