We thought it was a fake apartment but in fact, it's a lovely and real place to go. Patricia and Jamie are very lovely, friendly, joyful and interesting persons and the two labs are very calm and kind. It was so great ! With our agreement, we were lucky to assist to a movie shooting inside the apartment : a lot of people we met (director, actress, sound-man,...), a lot of cameras, screens and cables. It was very cool to see the scenes.
Almost every day, we talked to Patricia and Jamie and we had all times good and interesting conversations concerning a lot of subjects. They also know the good places to go in Chicago (what to eat, what to see, and some parts of the story of the bean,...). The breakfast was very good also with fresh bred (homemade), fruits, cereals, preservatives and butter (as french breakfast). It's not possible to cook but it's possible to order at the house (pizza or other) or to reheat a plate (microwave) but there is a good restaurant just closed to the house. The room is simple, nice and very comfortable with a vintage look (as the pictures show). There is a meridian, a desk, a double bed and the mattress is comfortable. The bathroom (next to the bedroom) is quite big with a bathtub. There is also a little dressing room (nice to store clothes and suitcase).
The place is very closed to the bus stop to the loop - downtown (N°6 - every 10 or 15 min) and closed to the University of Chicago (30 min walk).
We had a real good time at Chicago and also thanks to Patricia and Jamie. If you take time, just have a look at some pictures on the apartment; some are fantastic.