BEWARE of this neighborhood, we had somebody try to BREAK IN at midnight while we were sleeping with our two year old, terrifying, so obviously we had to leave right away (understandably Nicky couldn't answer us at that time), Nicky told us, the next day, it was probably another guest who made a mistake and was supposed to enter the other apartment, but he got there at midnight and was insistent enough to wake us up and kept trying for a few minutes. The fact the day before I saw a lot of cops, arresting a man just a block away should have ringed some alarms, but I just decided to trust Nicky in that it is a safe neighborhood. Would have you spent two more nights with your family after this? I don´t think so. Had this attempt happened in another neighborhood we would have probably give the situation the benefit of the doubt, also the outside gate cannot be locked so there is only the door standing between you and any threat.

I have nothing bad to say about Nicky or the apartment itself during the time we stayed there, the farm is OK although there seemed to be some works being done when we were there. Nicky was a very nice host (when we were there) that even length me her car to do groceries, because there is nothing nearby. However after the incident she answered a couple of my calls and pretty much decided that airbnb was going to manage everything, i.e not responding to me anymore, I was hoping she would be understanding, seen how she is a mother and all, but I have tried to reach her to see if we can get to an agreement seen that we actually ended up staying 1 night out of the three but it seems I have hit a wall, airbnb has just been slightly better and seeing how Nicky wouldn't give us money back they have tried to help, so, beside this experience our budget for the trip doubled, you might think yeah but you left, that is true but I don't think a lot of people would have stayed, and after it I expect a bit of understanding from the host at most or even just and official refusal, I am not even getting that.

I think a lot of reviewers have tried to be extremely PC about the surrounding area, downplaying really how bad it is. If you want an authentic and rough experience of Chicago by all means stay here, but don´t be fooled, this is not your soon to be gentrified neighborhood, not a Soho on the making (at least not superficially) this is a very sketchy and unsafe area, the few blocks we had to walk for the train were uncomfortable, and it is not like we live in a bubble, we originally come from Bogota Colombia!