I had a shoemaking class at the Chicago School of Shoemaking on Saturday, so we came down for a short stay. This was our first time in Chicago and I am so glad we stayed here. Everything was perfect. Perfect location and beautiful garden for visitors to use while staying with them. The room and bathroom (and downstairs) are clean and quiet. We appreciated that all the plug sockets had USB ports in them. This is a little detail that was very useful. There is a shower in the bathroom and everything is spotless. You will have a locking bathroom and bedroom for only you, the shared space is only used by other residents for laundry purposes. They are very friendly the brief times we did see them. You have the shared areas downstairs completely to yourself 99% of the time. There is a full kitchen, living room with tv, pool table and garden area for your enjoyment while you are there. The hosts are upstairs if needed and very quick to respond or to check in to make sure your needs are being met. It was an absolutely perfect stay in every way. Tim is very helpful with directions to their home from wherever you are coming from, plus provides lots of information about interesting things to do/see in the area. It’s an easy walk to their home from the Irving Park stop on the brown line. We are look forward to staying again when we come back to Chicago next year.