Don't let the surrounding neighborhood discourage you from enjoying an amazing walk back in time. You're in Chicago so just keep that in mind and be aware of your surroundings. As soon as you enter you forget your in the city and automatically feel like you've gone back in time. It has its bumps and bruises as expected but I feel like that adds to the character and history of this home. there's so much history from room to room then you can only imagine all the lives that this home is touched. In a way it sort of felt like you were walking through a museum. I was so impressed I had to FaceTime some family members and do a walk through because I was so impressed. I found this home by pure chance/luck and SO glad I did! We had an amazing weekend, the other guests were very polite and Ryan was awesome, very accommodating and quick to reply with any questions we had. We will most definitely be staying here again in the near future.