I had a great time in Chicago while staying at Freehand!
Everything is so conveniently located, the area is very safe, I didn’t have the need to use the public transportation and/or Uber, I walked to all the touristic attractions, they have an Eataly (very famous Italian food market where you can find wine and food for a reasonable-more-like-expensive price) right in the corner, If you get to forget anything from home, there’s a Marshals a couple of blocks away where you can get the stuff you need, my fave part is that the Starbucks reserve is so close that I literally walked every morning there to have my Latte and a good breakfast sandwich. And at night if you’re not lucky with the weather (in my trip all three days the weather was cloudy/rainy and windy) the have a nice bar you can grab a drink for a reasonable price.
The only thing I didn’t like is that since you are sharing rooms you don’t really know who you may be sharing your room with, from all the three people I shared it with there was one who had been there before me/us and literally had that room like if it was his college dorm! He was very messy and had food and drinks everywhere! but the other two were amazing and I even went out with one of them and had such a great time,But you know what staying in a hostal means, is a hate it or love it experience!
I would definitely stay at Freehand again, and if you are thinking about visiting Chicago soon I will totally recommend staying with them.