My cousin and I enjoyed a weekend in Chicago at Lucien's place. I appreciated Lucien's quick communication regarding any questions I had. We arrived in Chicago earlier than we planned (I forgot about the time change) and Lucien allowed us to check-in early. The location was right around the corner from the Green Line, which was convenient as buying a bus pass was much cheaper than parking downtown.
The space is in the basement. You have to go down a few steps to reach the outside entrance. The entrance is tight as the screen door opens to the right and to the left is a wall. It was a pain to maneuve our luggage inside the apartment. Once inside, the apartment appeared clean. Again, the location is in the basement, and it smelled mildewy (as basements usually do). The bedrooms and bathroom were clean. I have Verizon and the reception in the basement was terrible, I was unable to make calls unless I went outside. With that being said, wifi is included, and therefore I was able to access the internet with ease. The apartment does not have central air and the tempeture was around 75 degrees at all times. There are fans available, however, they do not cool the entire space.
The space was reasonably priced and it was what we wanted. We were able to prepare meals using the microwave and pizza oven. The living room was comfortable and allowed us to watch tv and play games. The bedrooms do not have tvs.