There's nothing I can say about how gorgeous this place was that hasn't already been said in other reviews. It's perfectly located to where it's quiet at night but still on a main road where you can get to all the amazing restraints and shops is Roscoe Village, and the Brown Line was literally a straight shot ten minute walk. I think it's important to preface the cons by saying that this is a beautifully curated space, and at the end of the day if you're looking for a perfect trip, get a hotel.
The cons:
1.) The key to the gate where the dumpster was didn't work and I had no idea how throw trash out and I felt bad leaving it for the cleaners.
2.) Having a wifi extender that's connected to a router inaccessible to the guest is not the same as having dedicated wifi. The reception in the apartment was terrible and this was a work trip so I ended up using my hotspot to have a reliable connection for meetings. Not having access to the router also made me feel uncomfortable since I don't know who's connection it was or if the hosts even had permission to be using it. I tried watching Netflix a few times and gave up after it kept buffering and pixelating the images due to a slow connection. Pre-pandemic this stuff wouldn't matter but a lot of people work from home now and it just feels really dishonest to advertise wifi when the speed is so poor(because it's far from the router) and downright nonexistent for hours everyday. Several previous reviews mention how terrible the wifi is so the hosts aren't unaware of the problem.
3.) The roof in the tv nook leaked when it rained. I kept hearing a dripping noise that night that I attributed to rain dripping on a windowsill. Nope. I woke up the next morning and went to put my shoes on to grab a coffee and they were soaking wet and there was a puddle on the floor. I looked up and there was a steady drip coming from the ceiling. It's an old building and it didn't feel like a big enough deal to spend time or energy to try and find a new place so I just used a towel to get up the water and put a cup under the drip and it stopped a couple hours later and was fine the rest of the trip.
The other issues are minor:
1.) The microwave does not work.
2.) The water pressure in the kitchen is terrible.
3.) I turned the tap on to take a shower the first night and the water came out yellow which freaked me out until I looked it up and found out that it's just rust and not cause for alarm if the water runs clear in a few seconds which it did. I didn't have the issue again.
At the end of the day it was a largely positive stay, I'll just always book hotels for work trips from now on.