I was very happy with my stay in Irv and Shelly's spot. I was in town for a week to visit my sister who lives very near by in the west loop. Other friends and family popped in to join us throughout the week. At one point we had two couples and a single on the futon and all was well. We took a red eye from the west coast then the blue line from O'Hare. The house was just a couple blocks from the Racine stop, which was very doable on foot with luggage in the spring. Upon arrival- check in was effortless, the place was very clean and beautiful, and the fruit basket was waiting. They've thought of so many little ways to make the stay easier and it shows as you actually live in the space. Cant remember reading about laundry machines in the listing... those were especially awesome. Very convenient. About locale- We were a couple blocks from one of my brother in law's (a Chicago native) favorite breakfast spots, a familiar dog park, and a great little wine shop on Madison. Visitors were cars seemed to have a very easy go of finding parking out front. Irv and Shelly were very responsive to the few questions we had and even gave my sister's growing little family a gift from their organic produce delivery business. So thoughtful! All in all, I would highly recommend staying with Irv and Shelly.