Thank you so very, very much Nick and Callie - you made my first trip to Chicago such a delight and gave me so many wonderful memories of my time there which I will treasure forever. Your welcome and hospitality were outstanding which I cannot emphasise enough to readers of this review. Everything in Nick's description of his place and location were all totally correct. My journey to Chicago started many months ago with Nick always responding to my many questions prior to my trip, to him picking me up at the train station, taking me for a short tour on the way back to his house which included an obligatory stop at Wrigley Park for a photo or two, meeting Huck and Jimmy, being shown the apartment and kitchenette area etc through to being introduced into the Halloween celebrations (not something that is huge in my country), by settling in on the front porch to help dish out the lollies (candy) to all the trick and treaters and meeting some of Nick and Callie's friends - and all this was just on day one!! - I couldn't have been made to feel more welcome - Nick and Callie are such wonderful hosts - they are interesting and interested people and I had such a fantastic 4 days with them and their friends - I wish I had stayed longer or better still be their neighbour on their street! I also had the great privilege to be there for the famous Cubs victory and be part of that roller coaster ride with all of them as their beloved team marched towards their historic win - what a fantastic, mad, crazy, fun night that turned out to be.
Nick and Callie, again, thankyou so much - you are awesome!! You were so friendly, helpful, welcoming, engaging, funny and generous - when I come back I know where I'll staying :)
So to sum up, I totally recommend Nick and Callie's place, you can't go wrong staying there. From a practical point of view the apartment is just perfect, their house is beautiful, the donuts/pastries/fruit delivered by Nick each morning were lovely, the area where they live is also beautiful, the train station is about a 5 min walk away, the local village pub is on the corner, and should you really want to eat in, a supermarket is only a 15 minute walk or so away. And last but not least, they are superb hosts who keep it real, are down to earth and treat you like a long lost friend.