This was an amazing place to stay in Chicago! It was only a two minute walk to the red line, 10 minute walk to the nearest grocery store, and 15 minutes from the beach! The air bnb was slightly smaller than I had imagined but that was no big deal as most apartments in Chicago are on the smaller side. It was still a comfortable stay for two people.
The area overall was relatively safe but my car’s catalytic converter did get stolen while I was parked outside of the air bnb. My make and model is highly sought after for catalytic converters, though, so this may have been a one-time event and not something to deter you from this stay.
The apartment was relatively clean but unswept with a few dirty patches but nothing ridiculous. This shouldn’t deter you from your stay either!
This was an amazing apartment for a really low price in a safe area, I never felt unsafe walking around, even at night! I would highly recommend this apartment to anybody looking to stay in Chicago. It is about a 30 minute train ride to get downtown, though, so if you are looking to spend a lot of time downtown that is something to take into consideration. But, for my purposes of coming to Chicago, I had no problem with a little train ride!
John is an exceptional host with fantastic communication, I recommend staying with him!