Karen was great! She was able to meet us when we arrived and met us at the street. She escorted us to the room to "show us the ropes" of living in South Shore Chicago.

Ahead of our scheduled stay she contacted us and asked us about breakfast. When we arrived, there were great breakfast treats awaiting!

The apartment was fascinating. It has a great story connected to it. I really enjoyed looking through the books that Karen had left out on the coffee table. The view of the city is spectacular on a sunny day!

Being at the 67th block away from city center, my wife and I decided to bike both days into the city by using Chicago's Divvy bikes. We biked along the Lake Shore. The first day we took our time taking in all the sites. The second day we went for speed. It took us about 70 minutes to bike to Navy Pier on the second day. That was with two water breaks!

At night, we used Uber to get return rides because we came in pretty late. Uber dropped us off at the door of the building and we were inside in about 30 seconds!

Karen had just put a window AC unit in before we arrived, so when we got home each evening, our room was nice and cool. The temperature in the space was definitely comfortable in the morning as we were preparing for our days.

The kitchen is great and has wonderful appliances. We didn't use too much of it because we were in town most of the time we were there. But we were able to store our leftover deep dish pizza from Giordano's in the fridge when we got home. Cold pizza for lunch the next day wasn't too bad for the ride home!

If you're looking for a sweet spread in the Chicago area, this place has the space: two bedrooms, one and a half baths, a great living room, spacious dining room and a fully furnished kitchen. The elevator takes you right to your door. It was a very welcoming experience.

And if you're up for it, use the Divvy bikes to bike in to the city. You can use them for 24 hours. It helps you get around the city while you're there as well.