Anyone visiting the lovely city of Chicago should really consider staying outside of the hectic downtown core of the city. Steve and I are so glad we stumbled upon Amanda's lovely space (via the Airbnb site) in the trendy Hyde Park district of Chicago which was a very comfortable and pleasant 20 minute express bus trip along Chicago's famed waterfront. Amanda was a lovely host who provided a very clean comfortable private bedroom and bath for our 5-day stay. This was our first ever Airbnb experience and we will very happily consider using Airbnb when looking for alternative accommodations that can give us an opportunity to experience cities from a more authentic 'local' experience. We're not big fans of being tourists in the purest sense of the term. Thanks again, Amanda for making my first trip to Chicago such an enjoyable one!!