We had a great stay at Christine's apt. The photos and description are accurate and the place was very comfortable for 3 of us. The apt. is sunny and clean and the Queen bed was comfy. Happily there's an air conditioner, which made visiting in July just fine. It was nice to be able to cook breakfast and hang out in the mornings before heading out to explore for the day. She was always accessible if we had questions and responded immediately. And we really enjoyed playing records on the record player!

The neighborhood is quiet, tree-lined and beautiful. There are lots of restaurants, cafes and a great supermarket a short walk away. The area felt safe to me walking around. If you head too far south it becomes more warehouses and not so populous, so I wouldn't necessarily wander around that part at night. Christine gave us a good list of suggestions for places to go in the neighborhood and we tried several of them. The estimates of walking and travel times are spot on. It was very easy to get there from O'Hare and fairly inexpensive for cabs to downtown. It's also an interesting one-hour walk downtown.

I would definitely recommend staying at Christine's and exploring the neighborhood. I would happily stay there again. It was a nice home base for a visit to Chicago.