Out of my 25 stays at apartments booked through Airbnb this unfortunately was one of the two exceptions where I afterwards had wished to have booked a hotel.
Let us start with the positive aspects first. The apartment is spacious, quiet in respect of traffic noise and quite clean. WiFi was descent, all required amenities were provided including a lot of towels.
So what are my complaints? First the neighborhood. It does not feel safe at all when returning from the nearby Kedzie CTA Station even at around 8pm. When I left the station I was right off begged for money and drugged people loitering around at bus stations on the way did not help the situation either. Even during the day the situation does not improve much. Second: there is no infrastructure around at all. When I was looking for food all I found was a liquor store with only some snacks. Third: I have been to a cellar apartment in the States in the past, but the amount and types of bugs was extraordinary. And my last, but biggest complaint: The check in procedure was leaving the apartment door unlocked and having the key laying on the table. Still there was no key. Asking for it resulted in a „we check for it“ and the key being placed in the mailbox only the next day at around 12pm. Luckily I had to stay at the place because I was sick anyway. Otherwise I would have had to take my valuables with me as in the apartment they were not safe. Why they could not have just given me a spare key and why the reaction took that long I do not know.