We had bad luck on the first day in Chicago, but when we arrived at Brett's place, I feel everything is worthy! I like the overall design of the flat, it contains many Chinese and Japanese cultural related decorations. It is more like a mini-museum, I even spent lots of time looking at his collection. We are from China, looking at those decorations made me feel at home. The entire place is fully equipped with updated amenities, especially the kitchen and bathroom. It was quite enjoyable cooking in his kitchen with music on at the end of the day. It was my first time to use the Bidet toilet, and I immediately fell in love with it. I think I am going to buy one in the future as well. Additionally, his place is spacious, it looks even bigger than the pictures. My 1.5-year-old daughter traveled with us, so we had to bring lots of stuff, but I never felt crowded at all. My daughter loves Brett's place too. She started exploring soon after we arrived. There are many open spaces for her to play her own toys, she almost never tripped over by the furniture. The location is great too. It is close to downtown (about 15 min driving) and there are many restaurants and bars around.
The downside is that you can hear the sound of water flow in the pipes from the upstair and also their steps. But we got used to it the next day. One of the pipes was also leaking (I think they only leak when you use the washing machine). But it wasn't in the center of the room and they also placed a bowl and towels to absorb the water. The leaking didn't affect us at all and it stopped soon after we finished using the washing machine. So it was totally acceptable to us.
Brett is a great host too, he is flexible on our check-in and check-out time. The communication is easy.
Overall it was a great experience for us! Having a chance to stay at his place made our Chicago trip unforgettable! Thank you Brett!