I must have told Amanda at least a few times that she should open up a bed and breakfast spot. I mentioned this not only to compliment her natural hosting style but also as a serious long term business consideration. She just has the golden touch. I stayed in the room in the attic for about two months and frankly, it felt like I had my own apartment of sorts. You can’t really see it in the pictures but the room is long. It’s basically the length of the house. There’s a small room with a door at one end of the room that functions as a closet and there’s a small window at the opposite end of the room that has a view of the sweet church steeples a few blocks away. The window end is a nice little nook to sit, read a book and have some tea. The room has a comfy bed and a long desk with a chair to get some work done if need be. The room is well lit despite only having one window and the angled ceiling that at first feels awkward becomes not much of a nuisance after a day of adjusting. Since the room is on the top floor all the heat rises to it, which is great! I was comfortably warm the whole time and i’d forget that it was freezing outside! The room doesn’t have a door but you have complete privacy. The way the room is situated makes it that no one has view of it unless they go upstairs. I’m sure there were times when no one else in the house even in knew I was there! I was in Chicago to write so I needed quiet. The house is totally peaceful even when there are other guests staying in the other rooms. Speaking of the other guests, everyone I met was really nice. Amanda just attracts good-natured people. What’s also great is that you don’t feel any pressure to socialize but if you need some interaction it’s available. Like I said, Amanda has a natural hosting style that just makes things feel right. You would think that I’d be glad when Amanda would take weekend trips out of town to have the place more to myself but the truth is that it didn’t feel the same. She keeps the good energy in the house circulating. Then there’s Hafiz the cat, the man of the house. He pretty much hissed at me throughout my stay (I think because I’m a guy) but never fear that’s just him telling you hi. No biggie, he’s actually a big softie and would eat 24hrs a day if he could! A bit of a helpful hint if you’re staying here without a car: Get the Transit Stop App for Chicago. The Damen train station is a 10 – 12 minute walk so having this app helped me with timing so that when I arrived to the station the train was...