This is a remarkable big house, dating from the mid-1890s and another era in Chicago's history. My room was very comfortable and it was a great refuge after relatively long days in the city. To my mind it's in the "real" Chicago, occasionally with warts and all; but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable or any different from any other major city in the world, so a modicum of common sense and courtesy does no harm. The neighbours are friendly and will say "Hi" (not "Boo!") in the street and from their front porches, and I've had some great conversations with various Uber drivers during my stay as well, in English and Spanish. The "L" from Kedzie is great and just a few minutes' walk away, it's an inexpensive and very interesting way to get around, if anyone is interested it goes direct to Oak Park for fans of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway and I'd recommend you spend some time there if you can. There are a good few eateries relatively close by, by cab or CTA and there's a well-equipped big kitchen in the house which I would have liked to have used had I been here for longer. I travel a great deal for work and stay mainly in chain hotels so try to add 2 or 3 days on to the end of business trips to decompress - this stay has been a complete contrast to the corporate stuff I have to deal with normally and I feel much better for it. If you have more time for a visit to Chicago this would be a different, comfortable and relatively inexpensive place to stay and I would definitely recommend it.