Sam's place is a renovated classic Chicago residence. We stayed on the first floor unit, just a couple of steps up from the street. Three almost identical bedrooms were ample size and had large closets (if your group is three couples you won't have to flip a coin for who gets the "small" bedroom). Two usable sized baths (one with shower/tub, other with shower only) make getting the group ready on time easier. There is a comfortable living room with TV with cable and streaming options, separate seating area in the front "sunroom" and a nice sized dinning room with fireplace mantle. We had dinner for about 8 very easily. The kitchen is reasonably sized and if you want to cook something you will be able to. If you need some special utensil for cooking you should bring it with as the selection of kitchen tools is limited, but has all the basics. One great feature was the ability to use one garage space. If you have a large truck or SUV it may be a tight fit but our full size car was fine. Street parking is available for free but can be tricky finding a spot depending on time of day. There are a number of interesting restaurants near by including middle eastern, latin and Asian. The Brown Line el train is just a couple of blocks away and it is close to major N/S and E/W streets for easy access to the rest of the city. Sam was very helpful and took care of everything we needed.