Giedre's place is a great base to explore Chicago from, there's tons of room and great cooking facilities if you fancy doing your own dinner! The location is a little way out into the suburbs so it'll take you about half an hour or so to get into The Loop (either using the Orange or Red lines), but provided you don't mind a short walk then don't let this put you off!
Communication with Giedre was great; she responded quickly each time. On arrival she also had a good list of local places to sightsee/eat which was helpful whilst we were settling in.
I'd definitely recommend Giedre's place to anyone!