I was in town and stayed at Sharon's home for 4 nights. As mentioned, the room is cozy and there are four feline personalities to greet you at the door (Jojo especially, kept me company and inspected my luggage for me!). As a semi-new city dweller, the L train did not seem loud at night; the neighborhood is very safe and clean and a quick 5-8 minute walk from the Addison station-- you only need to cross a busy street once! I only ran into Sharon a couple of times as well as her friend Max, both were very nice and asked if I needed anything. The bed is very comfortable and the bathroom is close by and everything was clean and orderly as though I were staying at a close friend's home. I would certainly look to stay here again when it comes to my fifth (and so on) trip to Chicago