I think that the other reviews do a great job of characterizing this place. It's definitely small, but very cozy and comfortable. Barbara is a warm and engaging host. She takes very good care of you and is really interesting and entertaining to chat with. She has a very positive outlook and it's infectious.
The location is only 10 mins from Northwestern. All the hotels in Evanston are insanely expensive, so finding such an inexpensive place to stay so close to the campus was wonderful!