Beautiful city views, especially at night. Perfect location if you're visiting Chicago and/or going to a Bears game. Communication was great, the apartment was clean with all the amenities listed, and the building is safe, secure and seems like in a safe area of town. We walked all around the neighboring streets and never really felt uneasy about anything. There is free parking on State Street, which is convenient. We used uber/lyft to get around, and most local rides were like $9/$10 bucks... even getting to Solider Field.
A few things for future guests:
1) Harold's Chicken over on Michigan Ave. Besides great food, the workers there Crissy and Ashley were super fun and stayed open for us. Great food, great service, great people.
2) The Weather Mark also on Michigan Ave (nearby Harolds). Perfect little sports bar if you want to watch games, and/or enjoy some drinks. Didn't try the food.
3) Devil Dawgs down a bit on State Street. Place is legit. Chicago dog was perfect (don't mess with it), the chicken tenders were literally the best I've ever had (get the Honey Mustard) and their shakes are smooth and full of flavor (I got Strawberry Oreo).
4) Lou Malnati's also down a bit on State Street is known for their Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. They lived up to the reputation and did not disappoint.
5) Reggies is an interesting bar (short uber ride), with live music on the first floor, not sure what's happening on the 2nd floor, and the 3rd floor was an interesting bar with good beer choices, a pool table and some interesting music mix (especially if you like some Metal mixed in). The out door basketball thing was cool too.
6) The place is located next to the L-Train... While we didn't brave the train itself, you will hear them running consistently, even from the 21st floor. To be honest though, we got used to them and they didn't bother us all that much, and I'm a pretty light sleeper.
7) The co-host recommended we move our car off State Street to a nearby parking structure on game day. The place said it was $38 per 24 hours, so we put the car in the night before. Well, I was pissed off when we got the car the next day and we were charged $90 bucks for "event parking", when the sign the night before said $11 weekday special. The structure totally did the switcheroo on us, and there is nobody to contact or anything, so be mindful of that.
8) We never made it to Portillos (the local joint everyone recommends for Dogs and Italian Beef sandwiches). We did make it to Al's which is also a top recommended place. I thought Al's sucked. No flavor and unless you drench your sandwich in au-jus, it just isn't that good. I'd say, if you're going to do Italian Beef, hit up Portillos.
9) Lastly, we were told that newcomers to Chicago should do a shot of "Malort" as a rite of passage... We did it, and I'd even recommend it even though it tastes like trash... haha. Check that box!
10) If you go to visit the "bean" thing and you're going to park there, be prepared to pay like $24 for the first hour, or $30 for 2 hours. We hit up Cindy rooftop bar across the street from that Bean and it has some spectacular views. Would recommend.
11) The river architecture cruise was really cool. We all felt it was worth it, to see the river and beautiful buildings that line it. Plus, the history lesson was pretty cool.
Hope this helps, and Chicago definitely was a fun place. Wish I had stayed one extra day, just for the food!