This place was very convenient, close to the train and amazing restaurants, and about a 20 minute ride downtown. The Alexa, WiFi and smart TV were great touches to make us feel at home and connected and getting in and out of the place with keys, etc. was a breeze.
My husband and I, along with our 12 year old son, came out from Houston for the week to explore the city and see some friends in Evanston.
Alex was super responsive to messages leading up to the trip, which was great, but a bit legalistic with the rules around checking in. If you need a little leeway, it’s probably not going to happen. For us, we had two bags and our plane would land at 9am, so about a month out I asked Alex if we could pay for early check in. He said that wasn’t possible but he’d let me know if things changed. A few days before the trip I followed up about early check in and he said someone was checking out that morning by 12. That was totally understandable, so I asked if we could put our two bags in the place between 12 and 4, after the prior people left. He said no because the cleaners would be there. I really tried to understand why that meant we couldn’t put two bags up, but I really don’t know what the reasoning was. This unfortunately meant we had to kill time around the city dragging bags with us until 4pm. That was a big bummer our first day in town and it was snowing and super cold for us (being from Texas).
When we got to the condo, it looked as it was in photos. Dishwasher, refrigerator, washer and dryer, microwave, etc. all functioning with everything you need to wash clothes or dishes so you don’t have to buy that stuff. The prior Airbnb’ers wet towels and sheets were still in the dryer though which made me much more cognizant than normal that I was using sheets and towels someone else just used. I also had to fold and put them away after they dried, which was not really something I wanted to do my first day of vacation, either.
We otherwise had a good trip and enjoyed the time in the space, as it was just what we needed. If you need exactly what Alex outlines in the listing and can adhere strictly to every aspect of the listing without accommodation, there will be no problems and I’d definitely recommend.