If your looking for a great place in Chicago, look no further!
My family of five and I recently traveled to Chicago for Memorial Day weekend. We opted for the AIRBNB route rather than a hotel to allow for more room. Let me just say, we were not disappointed with Paula's place.
Although not right in the city (proper), it was very close and easily accessible. On the first day, we walked to Wrigley (about 1.5 miles). We could have taken the train, which is only 3 blocks away, but felt adventurous. After the game, we headed to the city and ended up taking the train home that night. It was 11:30 at night and we walked from the train station to Paula's place and at no time felt in danger.
The next couple days we drove to the city, but that's only because there is 5 of us and the cost of parking was about the same as taking the subway 2 ways (thanks to spothero.com, it's more expensive without) . So we opted for the creature comforts of the van over the subway.
One of my concerns (thank you media), was the high crime rate in Chicago. I'm sure it's there, but if you're smart, you shouldn't be intimidated by Chicago.
Paula's place is cute, very well appointed and has a manager (Alaina) who lives right upstairs. We couldn't get the sound to work on the TV and she was down in minutes to fire it up. Thanks again Alaina!
Oh I almost forgot, the beds were super comfy too.
Perhaps one of the nicest touches, was the fact that they had frozen breakfast sandwiches in the freezer. I'm sure it's a meager expense to them, but my daughter's were very appreciative of the fact that there was something there for them. There was also coffee, peanut butter, cereal, milk, eggs, bread, muffins. But the girls really dug the sandwiches.
Thanks again Paula and Alaina, if we get back to Chi-town, you're at the top of our list!
Regards,
Chris Sassone