Overall the location and quietness of the neighborhood won us over. Jean was extremely responsive, and made sure check-in and check-out was seamless. Airbnb’s are just insanely expensive right now, but Jean and Matt did attempt to work with us there.
Reasoning for 4 stars instead of 5 (if working from home I’d consider reading):
1) We were very surprised that more folks didn’t highlight how much you can hear the neighbors moving frequently (and very early in the morning) every day. It’s in older place in chicago and we don’t see it as intentional (we did go to the unit above to meet them and let them know we working working from home/staying for a month), but often times it became disruptive for sleep and for both my husband and I working from home. I could count on getting woken up at 6:30, then 7:00, and hearing footsteps or the dog frequently throughout the day most days. We’ve lived in chicago for 4 years, so we have a fair benchmark of noise expectation etc. Had I seen more notes about this in the reviews, it would have caused more pause prior to proceeding.
2) There were contractors working on the back door of the apartment for two days and we weren’t notified. This isn’t enough for a major complaint, but hammering etc is very distracting when on meeting etc.
3) Upon turning on the heat, at times it had a slight smell to it. It wasn’t enough to stop us from running it during the bitter cold days of chicago, but is worth mentioning.