My husband and I met up a friends for long weekend in Chicago and found the perfect spot at Helen's place in Bucktown. Location is good, in a cute neighborhood near the city. The apartment is located about a 10 minute walk from a train station with direct access to downtown and the airport which made it easy to get around.
The apartment itself is decorated very nicely and you could tell it was updated recently. the beds were very comfortable and we always slept well after a day of sightseeing.
We also appreciated the little touches; the Keurig with a large section of K Cups, we're all big coffee drinkers so this was great, bottled water and sparking water and a fun selection of candy as well.
I also noticed some items for families that included a pac and play and toys. We didn't have kids with us, but I could see this being such a nice touch if you were travelling with small children.
My only recommendation for anyone staying with a group would to make sure someone brings an extra mirror. I think that was the only challenge, everyone getting mirror time to shave or get hair and make up on each day.
The check in process was easy, both locks were easy to use and I like when you can just download an app and be done.
Tara always responded to us quickly, I felt bad the one day I missed her message!
The neighborhood is very cute and the recommendations for food and drink in the area were great and we enjoyed several of them. My favorite was Club Lucky, a cute Italian restaurant that was perfect for our first night in town when we wanted a comfortable place to eat, drink and catch up.
We would really enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay again.