We loved staying at condo! The views were amazing, the condo was huge, and the neighborhood was perfect. When our entry code didn't work at first, Staywell had the door remotely unlocked for us in about 90 seconds. Then they gave us a new code & stayed on the phone with me while I tested it. Such quick and friendly service is very much appreciated.
The unit is bright and cheerful, freshly painted with new furniture in a fresh Ikea/Article decor. The kitchen had everything we needed except regular towels (they had paper towels though) and the master bedroom is enormous! It must have been another apartment at one time. The closet is absolutely huge with nice hangers and tons of shelves to get organized.
There were a couple things about the unit to know before you get there. It's bright & sunny -which is delightful during the day, but less so at 5:30am. Bring a sleep mask and you'll be just fine. If you are tall, you'll be glad there's a handheld shower head that's removable in addition to the rain shower head. I'm 5' 5" and rain shower head was only 2" above my head.
We really enjoyed the rooftop deck -we didn't use the grill or TV- we had fun watching the fireworks at Navy Pier from up there & relaxing after exploring the city! It was also really nice to be to see Lake Michigan from every room in the condo, very zen. We did end up buying some fitted sheets for all 3 queen beds because the bottom sheet just wouldn't stay put (they use flat sheets, but the hospital corners really don't seem to work with the memory foam mattresses) , but they were pretty inexpensive so it wasn't a big deal.
Their instructions say to use Spot Hero to book parking and we would also recommend this. For most of the time we were there, we parked for about $30/night at the building right down the street and it was all automated. The first night we parked in the building, someone else parks your car, and they keep the key in the unlocked car (seems somewhat common for smaller garages in Chicago) but the price seemed to be whatever the person there wanted it to be. When we got there, the doorman said $35 cash only, but then the dude in the garage said $39 cash only, but then when we picked up the car in the morning there was a different dude and he said $43 cash. So we just booked parking elsewhere with Spot Hero and it was lovely!
Thanks for hosting us, we had a great time!