This review is for the 1st floor apartment in the back of the building.

If you are looking for a clean, basic, no frills kind of place in a quiet neighborhood, this is a good place to stay. We are familiar with Chicago and had a car so it was a good central location for us. This was not our first choice but since it was over a holiday weekend, there were few options available that were in our price range.

We knew we would be spending very little time in the aptartment and we were looking for affordable 2BR accommodations and this was by far the best option for us at the time.

The apartment is IKEA furnished and just has the basics. This is not a typical airbnb place where you are staying in someone’s home. There aren’t any Chicago guides or books or tips from the owner of where to go in the neighborhood. The photos are pretty much exactly like it is. There’s no “charm” at all but we were happy that it was clean! We stayed over Thanksgiving weekend and it was pretty cold the day we arrived. The bedroom window was very drafty and made the room extremely cold. The heater is in the hall so it took a while to get the room somewhat warm.

Location: This place is on the northern part of Bucktown. There are some nice restaurants, bars, and shops 1 block away and the busier part of Bucktown is about a mile south.

Parking: We arrived late at night to the apartment and parked right in front of the building unaware that it was permit parking from 6pm–6am. We were greeted with a $60 parking ticket the next day. There’s parking just around the corner that’s not permitted. Just wish we would had known that!

Overall it met the needs for us since we just needed a cheap place to sleep. It’s probably not a place I would stay again since it lacks character and charm and there were some other alternatives that were nicer that just weren’t available for our time frame.