This apartment is decent for the price and affordable for big city standards, so I give it kudos for that. I gave suggestions to the owner for minor investments to make the stay better for future guests (appropriate number of towels/washcloths, blankets for the beds in addition to the lightweight comforters) that I trust she'll address.
What is unlikely to change are the two flights of very steep, rather narrow, and oddly uneven stairs that are a challenge to navigate even when stone sober and reasonably agile. Adding suitcases to the mix is ill advised for the elderly or infirm.
Once in the apartment, it's obvious that whoever remodeled the apartment didn't address or overcome the underlying settling of the building, so the floors are slanted in multiple directions. If this apartment were in San Francisco, where earthquakes are a concern, I would not have felt comfortable staying one night. But given that Chicago is seismically stable, it was just a woozy annoyance. Walking from the front bedroom across the living room to the bathroom is akin to walking the deck of a small ship in a large storm. (My teenager says the severity of my point here is overblown.) My husband suggested if we'd been drinking it would have been more fun...
To end on positive notes, the apartment is in easy walking distance of several fine restaurants (that offer takeout!), a slightly more adventurous walk's distance to the Field Museum, and you can see the Willis Tower from the front bedrooms or the living room, where there's a nice little table for two. We quite enjoyed dining there! We let the teenagers eat at the table in the kitchen.