For context, I paid around $250/night for the small room on top floor. Had I paid $80, my review would have been better.
Given the amount I paid, I was very disappointed that:
There is a hole in the wall of the room;
The window frame is broken and the window wouldn’t close;
The train outside is very loud;
The bunk bed is small and made loud screeching noises;
There are no paper towels in communal bathroom - you need to remember to bring bath towel each time (hand towels are not provided);
There is no functional closet or hangers in the room;
The light fixture doesn’t work and there is a gaping hole where it’s attached to the ceiling (there is another light in the room though);
The window in the communal bathroom has not been cleaned in years - it’s black;
The owner did not provide blanket for the 2nd bed and we had to spend one of only two nights in Chicago shopping for a blanket. The owner reimbursed me but never apologized.
There are stray cats in the neighborhood and when one of them walked into the house with me (at that point I didn’t know it was stray) the owner immediately complained to Airbnb and lied to them that I gave the cat food and drink.
He also called animal control to euthanize the cat and blamed me for it. I had to drop my plans to explore Chicago and rush back to the house to make sure the cat is out. Next day when we were leaving, the same cat tried to sneak back in again, but I was able to catch it and not let it into the house this time. I wish the owner had simply communicated ahead of time about the issue of stray cats in that neighborhood.
Good things:
Outside of the room, the house is is grand and the room is equipped with smart TV with free streaming service. I did not feel that the neighborhood is dangerous, it is just very poor. Probably don’t walk around at night though.