Al's home is very cozy and in a great location. There were some Car2go in the area and it was easy (and very economical) to get to Downtown. About $5 each way. Al's home has very nice touches and it was sparkling clean. Really cool decorations. He had coffee, snacks and tea available. Al is really sweet and accommodating- he offered to extend our check out time so we could leave our bags in the room until it was time to head to the airport, which let us take full advantage of our last day on Chicago. Would strongly recommend to stay at Al's place.