Patricia and Jamie are fantastic hosts - very friendly and welcoming, but unintrusive. We (a family of four - three generations) rented two rooms in their large, very nice apartment. Sleeping was comfortable, breakfast was delicious (homemade granola with fresh local strawberries, home-baked bread, very good coffee), the neighborhood looks and feels safe, we took public transportation to downtown a few times - it did not take long to get to the Loop on the bus, which stops within a block or two. Patricia was very accommodating with checkin and checkout time (and even let the oldest member of our party to stay an extra half-day - our flight back home was pretty late). I would strongly recommend Patricia's place to anyone who wants to stay in the Hyde Park - much better experience than almost non-existing, small hotel rooms!