Our first experience in Chicago with airbnb was a good one.
The place is as described, clean, and not far to downtown Chicago. Don’t expect anything fancy, it is a standard room. Perfect for sleeping and venturing out all day.
Alejandra is a great Airbnb host. She was very responsive and accommodating. Never met in person since she does not live there.
The house is fully designated for Airbnb purposes. You will share the premises with other travelers. This was totally fine for us.
Train station is walking distance, also the bus station was close.
The neighborhood is not the best but is safe. We never felt unsafe walking to and from the station and different times of the day and night.
We also had a car for part of the stay. We had no problem finding street parking on the same street as the airbnb.
Overall a good experience! We would come back.