The AirB&B is located in a charming, beautiful Victorian-style house, built around 1900 (as most of the surrounding quarter), the guest rooms are quiet, cosy and as perfectly clean as the bathroom and the rest of the place. There is a fully equipped kitchen you can use as well as a balcony and a porch; the Wifi is excellent, a big supermarket is around the corner, and UChicago Medicine as well as the Main Quadrangle of The University of Chicago are just a 10 minutes walk away, the Green Line station about 5 minutes. The neighborhood is nice and secure, and what concerns Silvia, “superhost” is even an understatement, for she treats all her guests not only friendly, helpful and unbiased, but lets them live in her house trustfully and generously, as all the guests treat each other with respect and consideration. In short: This is a place where you feel at home without having been there before!
For further consideration: If you expect 24/7 reception and room service, a bathroom of your own and absolute privacy, book a hotel (and pay at least five times as much). Otherwise you will find here an international house with interesting people even to make friends with, like I experienced it. However, Silvia is working a full time job in government service, so she won’t always be at hand, but you can reach her on the phone almost around the clock in any urgent case or emergency. Finally a word about the surrounding area: perfectly safe in my experience, as Silvia’s house anyway, but still a real South Chicago neighborhood (with all its fascinating, vibrant aspects) and not Disneyland. So not everybody you might meet will be about to sell you candy, but as the university campus is very close, you can get a Uber or Lyft at any time of the day, if it makes you feel more comfortable. If you can cope with this, book here, and I am honestly sure that you will not regret!