My wife and I had a very nice stay at Melissa's studio in Ukrainian Village. We actually never met Melissa, and in fact, there wasn't any need. All our communications were by phone and text, and since an electronic code is used to enter the studio, there was no need to meet in person. The studio is stocked with pretty much all the essentials that one needs or might need.

The neighborhood is great, with many restaurants 1.5-3 blocks away on Division. Even though Division is 1.5 blocks away and can be noisy at times, it is generally pretty quiet in the studio itself. About the only noise we noticed was from the people that live upstairs, and it was generally very quiet.

One of the great things about the neighborhood is the close proximity to Red Square, a Russian/Turkish bathhouse/spa, which is about 6 blocks away from the studio. I visited the spa 4 times during the vacation. There is also a video arcade with old school video games and pinball about 10 blocks away on Milwaukee.

The closest Divvy Bike Share location is about 2.5 blocks away from the studio, and the bike share can be one of the most convenient ways to get around the area.

Pretty much the only issues with the studio are that the wooden floor, in places, is uneven and lumpy--I'm not sure what this means. In addition, the washer/dryer combo is extremely noisy when it is running. Finally, the air conditioning tends in run in relatively short bursts, and when it turns on, it does so with a loud click, which usually woke us up at night. As a result, at night, we tended to either turn the air conditioning off or put it on the fan setting, which has the fan running all night (instead of air conditioning), and while this is also noisy, it is constant noise.