Richard is a lovely and very thoughtful host. I came from Germany for a week to see my niece, who studies at Loyola and he immediately agreed that she could stay with me over the weekend. She also liked the place very much. It was great to arrive after a long flight and finding the fridge filled with eggs, bread, butter, yoghurt, milk....I felt very much at home. Kitchen has everything you need, beds very comfortable, a lot of information about Chicago, books, TV, cosy athmosphere. I was offered to use the washing machine. Richard was very helpful with every question I had and helped me to get a bicycle, which I found was a great way to get around and explore the neigbourhood. We went to a lot of the places that he recommended on a list which I found in the appartment and we liked all of them. I enjoyed my week there a lot, it felt like staying with friends and I am very much looking forward to stay there again