This was our first time using Airbnb and I must say, I hope that everyone who uses this service has as good of an experience as we did.
Richard was on top of all communication via email and text and answered all of my questions regarding the Annex and about the stay. We travelled with a 3 month old and he even offered to set up a play pen for him to sleep (we declined though, as we brought his own bed with us).
He met us in the middle of his work day to let us in and show us around. The place was clean, cozy, and quiet. Exactly what we were looking for. It had all the conveniences of home (full kitchen, private bath and bedroom, TV, wireless internet). Parking was never an issue day or night and the walk to the bus was not bad at all. We didn't take the train, but being familiar with the neighborhood we knew that wasn't too bad of a walk either if we wanted to use it.
Richard checked on us everyday and made sure we were comfortable and didn't need anything. He was available for text and calls in case something did come up, but I only had to text him to give a heads up that we departed.
We hope to come back to Chicago more often now and will definitely request to stay here when we do. Hopefully the next time the weather will be better and we can enjoy the gorgeous yard and garden as well.
Thanks for making us feel so welcome, Richard!