I do not recommend this Airbnb for long-term stays. My boyfriend and I made the mistake of booking this rental for a month and a half, and we regretted our decision within hours of checking-in. The walls are paper thin. That means when your neighbor makes it a habit to party every night at 2 a.m., you’ll be awaken but the sounds of their heels prancing around on the hardwood floor, the music blasting, and their voices that are so loud and clear that you can hear every word.
Blueground’s customer service was mediocre at best at the beginning of our stay but improved towards the end. After our first sleepless night in the apartment, we begged them to move us to another available property off the premise. We stressed how unfavorable the Wicker Park location was to our lifestyle, but their only solution was to buy us a sound machine. I continually sent messages during our six week stay asking if they could speak to the other renters/tenants about their late night parties. Finally, with a week or so left in our reservation, their customer service team stepped in. It appeared they spoke to the next door tenants as their late night habits ceased to exist. Blueground also comped is a slight refund for our troubles.
If you are going to stay here, I think this place is best suited for an individual either traveling solo or with a friend that plans on visiting Chicago for a long-weekend and whose main attraction to the city is partaking in it’s nightlife. The Airbnb is on a busy street so some of the cities best bars are only a matter of feet of away. The actual place itself is nicely decorated. It was also throughly clean upon our arrival. It would be a nice place if the walls weren’t so cheaply and poorly constructed.
It is also worth noting that train tracks lie directly behind the apartment so be prepared for that noise as well.