The listing is clean, comfortable, in a convenient location close to the Blue Line and an interesting neighbourhood. The house has most of the amenities one could need including 2-ply toilet paper.

However, this was my first Airbnb experience and I had a difficult time. Sebastian forgot to send us the code to enter (Don't forget to remind him next time!) and we were stranded outside the listing for an hour and a half. Sebastian went on an ill-timed hike and was not reachable on the phone and hadn't set up any fail-safe for such an eventuality. We were just visiting Chicago for the weekend and our plans were quite strained because of this. He was apologetic later. We can hope that this was a one-time error and he will take greater care when expecting guests next time.

Airbnb customer care was hard to reach but once intimated, they (shoutout to Manteka) responded diligently; they offered to reimburse a meal while they resolved the issue.