We had a great first trip to Chicago! Kemal's entire place was lovely and as described. We only used our bedroom and the bathroom, but there was indeed a public living room, kitchen, and patio area as well.

We absolutely loved the neighborhood. It was super easy to walk one subway stop down to the Damen blue line stop where there is tons of shopping, restaurants, and bars/clubs. There is a phenomenal coffee place, Ipsento, literally right now the street from the house. And transportation was very easy all around.

The room we got was pretty tiny (he has 2 rooms available, and we got the one with the futon, which he informed us of beforehand). There's only enough room for the futon bed and a bedside table/drawer. There are clothes racks above the bed, which is where we stored our luggage and extra clothes. We thought it was small but very cozy. The window was also great, as we opened it a crack overnight and that kept the room cool without A/C in September.

Kemal himself was very friendly and a great host. Nice room in a wonderful home for a great price!