The apartment was very clean and up to date with a nice new kitchen and bathrooms. The apartment is on a quiet street and noise was never an issue. The neighborhood is residential with shops and restaurants on the major streets and I felt safe walking through it in the evenings. Good food close by - we especially liked Bite Cafe for dinner and Fatso's Last Stand for hot dogs.

Our host Michael was out of town while we visited but this was not an issue as everything had been set up for us making it easy to settle in to both the place and the neighborhood. Michael was very responsive to email and gave us good suggestions for our stay.

This was our first time using Airbnb and it was a very positive experience. We're very glad to have stayed here during our visit to Chicago.