I probably won't cover everything but overall I truly enjoyed my stay at the Maypole House. My husband flew myself and our three children (ages 11, 9, and 17 months) to Chicago from Florida to ward off cabin fever and basically just quarantine in a different location. We stayed at the home for 7 days and Joyce made our stay very comfortable. The neighborhood felt very safe, it was literally less than a 5 minute walk to the "Green Line" train as well as other stores, restaurants, and a grocery store. The home was clean, well kept, and comfortably decorated. There were plenty of towels, washcloths, toilet paper ect for our stay. The beds were very comfortable and the kitchen was well stocked with all cutlery, dishes, and pots and pans ect. There was even plenty of seasoning, spices, and coffee and tea.
The "cons" (if there were any) were promptly corrected by our host. We ran out of paper towels (Joyce stated that she supplies one roll per stay) but she provided us with more when ask. We're from the south I'm from Florida and my husband is from Louisiana so needless to say the Chicago weather was a bit chilly for us. The temperature in the home is preset and only goes to a certain level but when I messaged Joyce she made it warmer for us remotely right away. One morning while fixing breakfast I needed a baking pan that was not in the home, I messaged Joyce just to see if she may happen to have one (she lives right next door to the property) and she quickly supplied me with one of her own personal dishes.
The hosts communication and response time was amazing and she really made our stay comfortable. She only had 3 important rules (which all human beings should be accustom to anyway) 1. Take out your trash. 2. Wash your dishes. 3. Place your dirty linen in the linen basket. Simple. If we ever find ourselves back in the Chicago area we'd stay at the Maypole House again for sure.