This is the closest place to downtown Chicago we have ever stayed at.
Kristi's place is as advertised. Very spacious, clean, the kitchen has everything you need including a 4 cup coffeemaker with reusable filter, electric kettle if you want to make tea, and pretty much any kitchen item you need to cook.
This was a shopping and vegan foodie trip for us. Within less than 1 mile, we had the following vegan options: Kitchen17, Chicago Diner, and Native Foods. All are closed to dine in, but fortunately all delivered! None of the drivers had a problem finding the place. There is also a raw vegan place less than 1/4 mile away (we did not try it though, because my kids while vegan are not fans of raw). There is also a Trader Joes less than a 5 minute walk.
We went to these stores, all within walking distance: Banana Republic, Express, Urban Outfitters and TJ Maxx. My son and I also walked 2 miles to a running specialty store.
We ran into a couple of people in the building, everyone was friendly.
I seriously cant get over how good this location was if you want to be near downtown but not in downtown but still be in the "hustle and bustle" of the city.
The crowned jewel of Kristi's place: The second living room off the first bedroom! I am a solo practice doctor, so I took my computer to catch a few moments of work during the weekend, and it was great to have a place to set up shop away from the main front living room where the TV and the other bedrooms are.
Highly recommend you stay here if you need to be near downtown, near the Steppenwolf Theater, or near DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus (about a 10 minute walk ).