Lilian's apartment was spotlessly clean, tastefully decorated with high quality furniture and lovely bedding, in an amazing renovated building. Kitchen had everything you could possibly need, and there were many thoughtful touches throughout the well stocked home. Loved the rain shower, the bluetooth music in the bathrooms and having a washer dryer in the unit. We stayed for a month and found it to be a great location for everything we needed - there is a Starbucks across the street in the huge grocery store, a lovely bakery around the corner, and the Caribbean bakery nearby was a favorite of mine for their Jamaican patties. Great variety of restaurants around there (we particularly liked the Peckish Pig and Le Piano) and a short walk to the beach, Loyola University and within 1 block of Evanston. Easy access to downtown Chicago with the red line L station being 1 block away and the METRA station 4 blocks away. The off-street parking was a real plus. Felt totally safe and we slept so well there - the locals were so friendly. Lillian was an extremely responsive, kind and welcoming host. Could not have wished for anything better for our needs.