Vladimir is a great host with a great private pad. We were easily able to access our guest room and t&b with privacy at the ground floor. You will share the Kitchen and TV room with him at the 2nd floor if you need to use that and if he is at home. The place is very very well kept and is in pristine condition. Vladimir as a host showed genuine concern and made sure that we can easily find his pad and be able to get inside on our own even if he was out for work. I will have no problems staying at Vladimir's pad if I need to stay near Chicago downtown.