We spent 3 nights at Joe’s lovely place while moving my son out of his nearby college apartment. The kitchen is possibly the best stocked AirBNB kitchen I’ve ever stayed in - with every seasoning you can imagine, many condiments in the fridge, a Keurig with coffee, tea, etc, and even butter in the fridge, which is sometimes all you need for a piece of toast or bagel! The back deck is a marvelous refuge (with pretty string lights you can plug in at night), and BONUS: the next door neighbors and their dog were very friendly, which suited us perfectly! The presence of the laundry in the basement (accessible from a separate entrance, FYI) was very handy - Joe even supplies detergent and dryer sheets, which is hugely convenient. (Being able to wash bedding and some other things before moving my son’s stuff into storage was essential.)
The neighborhood is lovely, and although we didn’t have a car, if we had, parking would have been no problem. It’s about a 10 minute walk to either the Irving Park or Addison Brown Line L stops (which go right into the Loop!). And with Grubhub and GoPuff we could get anything delivered that we really needed.
We were not doing restaurants on this trip due to Covid precautions, so I can’t comment there. (Though we did order in from Rosati’s and Gage’s Deli/W Leland and both dishes were great!)
Note for anyone with mobility issues: entrance to the house via either the front or back doors involves wooden stairs, and the cement stairs down to the basement laundry must be navigated carefully, including walking on/over two sandbags at the top of the steps. Not terrible - just FYI!
Joe was easily reachable and very communicative — a pleasure to deal with!
Highly recommended!