My wife and I had a rally great experience of Chicago staying at Zen Garden. The most obvious aspect was cleanness of the house. The first floor has two private rooms, a bath, and a kitchen. Practically, the back yard is yours as well. It has table and chairs so you could even go to a private yard and relax. There is one dedicated parking spot for you which is a relief. Zen is so organized and clean. Everything was new and of highest quality that it could be. He provides the service that you never receive in a 5-star hotel. I am not exaggerating, you have to got there to see and experience. Zen is Japanese and most Japanese are clean a nod organized. The only issue is that their English is not that good so you could not communicate too well. The location is in walking distance to a bus stop that can take you to the Michigan avenue (the heart of Chicago and where you typically end up if you are visiting the city). It is about 20-minute walk to the Red train to get you to the Michigan avenue and other places. It is also in walking distance to a beach (lake side). If the weather is good, you could even walk from the place nearer the lake all the way to the Millennium park but if it is warm (~80), it is not worth. Lyft will get you to the Millennium park for ~$20. We suggest visiting Millennium park, Michigan Ave., Lakeside walks, China town, Navy Pier, and a river boats. Parking is expensive and hard to find in downtown. Street parking is ~$4.5 per hour. Thus, not taking the car as a option to have highest flexibility. However, after getting to know the city, you could browse the places by car and park your car on streets as well. Enjoy Chicago.