My sister and her husband along with myself and fiancé came to Chicago for a long weekend. We found Ariel’s place, the price was great, and the description for location seemed promising.
Check-in was seamless. I even messaged Ariel earlier in the day to see about coming in early. She told me as soon as the cleaners left she would send our door code. And she did! We were able to get in about 40 minutes early which worked out great.
The location wasn’t as desirable as we had envisioned. Our first afternoon in the city we were greeted by the neighbors. We stood on the sidewalk with two of them for some time while they gave us tips for our trip. We mentioned we were going to walk around the neighborhood a bit to which they replied that we definitely shouldn’t walk around the neighborhood. Especially at night. We felt safe in the house but a bit uneasy in the neighborhood.
The smell in the house was very intense. An overpowering smell of cat/liter box and very strong air fresheners. The sheets, bedding, towels, and wash cloths were heavily perfumed by detergent/fabric softener. All the smells were very overwhelming.
The house itself was fine. The cleanliness was not an issue despite the smell. It lacked anything cozy. It had basic items but nothing beyond. We were looking for things like scissors, a ziplock bag, hand soap for a bathroom, or extra towels.
The downstairs bathroom shower curtain is way too short making that shower unusable. 4 adults sharing one bathroom was a bit much.
The temperature in the house wasn’t consistent between upstairs and downstairs. The second floor was much hotter than below.
Beds were comfortable but very small. Bedrooms lacked anything extra aside from the beds and tv. No nightstands or dressers keeping all our items on the floor.