Amanda welcomed me into her home with a warm cup of tea and a smile on her face. She is easily one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever met, and she is a great hostess. Sunday pancakes were the best!
Her house has everything you need, the kitchen is fully stocked, the room is extremely cozy; there was nothing that I needed that wasn't there.
I was in Chicago for school, so I didn't venture downtown much (I was also staying there in January and February so the weather was a little chilly), but the house is close enough to a train station and a major bus route that getting around in the city was fairly easy.
Would absolutely stay there again; both Amanda and her cat were great hosts.