Just to start, these hosts are very communicative and very upfront about the location. Believe them when they say there is a lot of noise due to being right above an event space. They have no control over the space and it gets LOUD. Thursday and Friday nights were loud. Saturday night was insane. TV shaking off the wall insane. Water cup vibrating like Jurassic Park insane. We reached out to the hosts and they promptly contacted the event space, who briefly turned the music down, but again none of this is in their control, so it feels wrong to fault them for it.
The location is a little gruff. It's a very busy road and there is a bus, but it's pretty unreliable. If you do take it into the center of Wicker Park, there's tons is great food and drinks, coffee and an awesome bookstore. There's also access to the Blue line. Be aware that it is 15 or 20 minutes to get down there though.
Now for what they can control:
They were super communicative through the prices and really very professional, more so than I've experienced. The apartment was really beautiful and the updated kitchen and appliances were really easy to bring food back to. The key pad system is really convenient and felt secure. The rooms were well-controlled with A/C and it made the hot days super comfortable. Bedding, towels, and floors all were clean as well. The window (at least to unit B) gets no natural light, so it gets DARK in there. The bathroom was great and the water gets hot quick, but the tub never really drains when you start taking a shower. Kind of gross, but probably an easy fix.
Overall, everything that was within their control was very well controlled and done so professionally. The location, both on the map and above the event space, left a lot to be desired and if you think you can't handle even moderately loud music, conversations, and yelling coming through the floor until midnight, DO NOT book here. If that isn't too much of a problem for you or if you plan to spend a lot of nights out, this is an awesome place!