The location is excellent, especially for those not wanting to rent a vehicle. The house is three blocks away from the subway (CTA). There is an excellent (small) grocery store (Foodsmart Urban Market) about five short blocks from the house on Armitage. We found several great restaurants in the area within walking distance. The spaciousness at the house is great, you can do yoga/stretches in the living room or both bedrooms-just more limited space. While we didn't use the stove or oven, they looked clean and ready to use. The backyard is enclosed and has a table and chairs. The house has one full bathroom and a half bath downstairs - this was great, especially when one of us was using the shower, the availability of that extra bathroom was helpful. A big plus for us, was the availability of environmentally friendly products. We have rented several places during our trips to Chicago and at a few places we had to go get things to prepare for our stay, a few others lacked one thing or another, this was the first place we literally walked in and could just start using the place. Whether it was the small touches from having ketchup in the refrigerator to the availability of a washer and dryer, this was a very comfortable house. We would definitely stay here again.