Taneisha was the woman who greeted me upon my arrival. She was a very sweet host, and asked if I needed anything, including offering me water upon arrival. After that, communication was fluid through the AirBnB app. I requested for clean towels and they were immediately replaced (another tenant wiped a HUGE piece of snot and nose hair on my towel), which was highly appreciated.

The place is very convenient for going to McCormick, as it is ~15 minutes and maybe $12 to take an Uber or Lyft (also depending on if you are pooling or if there are surge prices). The metro was only 0.4 miles away (and ~20-40 minutes for a trip to McCormick, depending on time of day and walking), but as a female traveling alone, I never felt comfortable stepping outside, even to walk to my rideshare sometimes. There are 4 keys for all the doors in the house, and during my first night there, there were some guys outside watching me (trying all 4 keys) lock that front door like their lives depended on it. Music was very loud in the neighborhood on the weekend, blaring from 4 different houses past midnight. The walls were thin enough for me to hear conversations going on outside, and when it stormed one night, my friend and I felt the cold chill on our heads from the window.

As for the place, I think it is an acquired taste, in addition to locality. For me, spoiled by SoCal, the cleanliness and appearance of the place is unacceptable for hosting standards. You would be pushing it to pay more than $30 in Orange County for a place like this, but at the same time, the location being close to my destination (McCormick) within the city parameter, justified my stay (it was also too late for me to change accommodations, being a busy weekend in Chicago). It was comparable to staying at a relative's place-- enough was provided for me not to complain. However, a friend, came to stay with me for 2 out of my 5-day stay, and her comments were that the place was run-down, old, and the photoshopped pictures were very deceiving. The light switch in my room was a string, which I had to fish for after a long night... extended by 5 minutes looking for the light. It was a rough 5 nights for me, and I couldn't help but think I was overpaying for it (it was more expensive for that week, and I also had to pay for the 3 nights my friend wasn't there as well).