I travel a lot with Airbnb and it is the first time I leave such a comment but I am really unhappy with my experience. I should have check on internet the neighbourood instead of trusting the reviews left by previous guests. Type EAST GARFIELD PARK on the web and you will see clearly that it is not a neighbourood where you want to stay and saying that this specific block is fine is not true, check the police reports and you get a better idea on the reality of this area. If only a few guests mention that they did not feel safe it is actually because Ryan sends a message right before they leave explaining that the review should not reflect on the feeling you had about the neighbourhood but on how accurate his ad is. According to him, Airbnb is not clear enough and we should not rate the location based on how safe it is. That is a lie and being a host myself I am truly upset that a host will trick guests to not expressing honestly their feeling. My mistake was to trust the reviews and not checking online first, I hope this review will prevent other women travelling alone to make the same mistake. I ended up using uber everytime I had to go back from downtown because the few times I walked to the station I had been yelled at or threathen by people hanging in front of the train station day and night. They were drunk/drugged, I don't mind being around minorities but truth is if you are in a poor neighbourhood, you will be surrounded by people struggling with all the problems that come with poverty. Is it really how you want to spend your holidays ? Even the 4 differents drivers all from Chicago) whom dropped me at the house confirmed it was not a safe neighbourhood and where surprised I was staying there so it is not just a feeling, it is a reality. In addition to that, Ryan was actually pretty rude in his messages, unless it is a pre-registered message, don't expect a hello/please/thanks/bye, he wont even waste his time reading your request to answer properly, he kept sending me those pre registered messages while it was not accurate to my situation. This is not an airbnb house, it is an hotel and if you don't follow the rules, Ryan will threaten to kick you out without refund. First thing you see when you check in is a warning posted on the front door telling you that if you dare keeping your shoes inside you will be kicked out without refund. It is not the way I treat my guests and not the way I want to be treated. A host needs to maintain some rules to make sure everyone is happy in a shared house but there are better way and less rude to handle it.