Very spacious and beautiful house. Kitchen stocked with enough plates, glasses, cooking utensils, pots/pans etc. Great location in a notoriously difficult area to park and close to luxury shopping, the lake, Michigan Avenue and the restaurants/bars in Rush. Can walk to multiple places easily. We were there for a staycation in the city in the middle of winter so it was cold so we spent a lot of time indoors. Comfy beds, enough linens/towels, basic shower needs (shower/conditioner, etc). We knew to bring our small car and not SUV and we were able to park in the small garage in the alley. It was good to know beforehand (it is stated in the description) because it saved us a bundle on parking downtown. A few drawbacks - because it is a large property, cleaning took awhile longer and we were not able to actual inhabit the property at the actual check in time. We were allowed to drop bags if we arrived right at check in time and I do appreciate the timely responses of when we could enter. We were driving in so it did not matter as much to us as we were not stranded anywhere. Also, the heating did not work in the back room/kitchen so we had to light a fire (and use one of the many blankets/throws available)at night in order to stay warm if we were using that room. The rest of the house including the 2nd and 3rd floor however were warm and toasty the entire time. The apple TV was a little glitchy as well. My netflix account did not work but amazon prime and hbo max worked so it was not a huge issue.
All in all, it is a really great place to stay and Julian is a great host and responsive. I see it as an ideal place for out of towners who want to enjoy a real downtown experience including luxury shopping, sightseeing on the mag mile, and bar/restaurants on Rush. It would be great for a girls weekend or get together since it is so spacious and comfortable and in a cute/walkalbe neighborhood right by the lake.