I spent a LOT of time trying to find the perfect place for a girls birthday weekend (eight of us - five adults and three children) and Marcus's place was definitely it. First of all, the communication with him was prompt, responsive, helpful and accommodating - he was a great host. The place was wonderful - a great kitchen set up for us to have snacks, breakfasts, etc in and a large enough common area/layout for our whole group to sit and talk. The bedrooms were spacious, beds comfortable and bathrooms well stocked with all the necessities including soap, shampoo, hair dryers.
Location was ideal as well (it would be so nice to be there when it's not below 0 out!), as it is next to an El stop, bus stops everywhere and Uber and Lyft worked perfectly too. Very close to Whole Foods, CVS, several restaurants and bars.
The only caveat, and this is really picking nits, is that it is RIGHT next to the EL, so you can definitely hear the trains coming and going. We never minded and it wasn't intrusive - we are in a city, after all. We would definitely stay here again!