We chose Alex's place because of 4 reasons: 1. LOCATION. Andersonville is fairly safe, close to the red line & of course Uber/Lyfts are easy to hail. 2. SELF CHECK-IN. We had a late flight from Denver, CO. 3. WiFi ACCESS 4. ACCESS TO A KITCHEN. We despised Alex's place & WOULD NEVER BOOK AGAIN because of 7 reasons: 1. MACGYVER MAZE. Initial communication with Alex prior to booking assured we'd be able to self-check in but he neglected to disclose the Macgyver maze to get into the room. It was disclosed the day of check in despite Alex knowing that we'd arrive around 1-2 AM prior to booking. Had we known this during initial communication; we NEVER would have booked with Alex & upon knowing; we we were stuck due to his strict cancellation policy. How convenient... Anyway back to the Macgyver maze, when we departed our Lyft we had to walk through a gangway with checked bag sized luggage & backpacks as the room is on the rear of the building. The motion lights were helpful (ahem NECESSARY) in the gangway. Once we got to the rear main door, we needed to enter a code (super easy). We get into the building & need to hike up 3 steep flights of shanty wooden stairs again with checked sized luggage intended for rolling or lifting for short jaunts. After our workout, we get to another door & code (super easy). Each flight of stairs had motion lights (again NECESSARY). Finally, we get to the room which also has a code which we liked for security. 2. AVERAGE BED & PILLOWS. The room at face value was clean & all we wanted to do was go to sleep, so we didn't do an initial detailed inspection. Bed & pillows were average comfort & we were going to look past the Macgyver maze to get in the room because we were only booked for 2 nights before moving on to our intended long term accommodations at Ravenswood Lofts as we are in Chicago for about 1 month but other reasons grew our frustration. 3. BELOW AVERAGE or NON WORKING A/C. Our room didn't seem to have A/C. There was A/C in the common areas but we couldn't feel it in our room. Our room had a small table fan that we used & luckily it wasn't a SUPER HOT Chicago night, so it sufficed. 4. HOSTEL/DORMITORY SETUP WITH NO HOST ONSITE. We noticed the labeling of rooms when we arrived which Alex also neglected to tell us that his place is setup like a hostel or dorm so you may have other occupants besides the host. I've done this once in Las Vegas & it works well if the host is onsite & the property is set up like a resort with multiple bathrooms & community amenities like a pool & spa. 5. LOUD UNKNOWN & UNDISCLOSED OCCUPANTS. Keep in mind we got in late only to be awakened to someone...