My wife and I stayed here for 3-4 weeks. We drove from LA to Chicago during the COVID pandemic and rented the place a few days before. Overall, the home has everything you need. You can access the home from the front and back (outdoor) space 3 flight walk up. Good for contactless and COVID situation. The place is clean for the most part.
Here are things we liked:
- Lots of towels and also sheets. Thanks for those options.
- We really appreciated the kitchen was stocked with appliances and things were clean.
- We appreciated the ability to check-in contactless and check out contactless; in addition, appreciated the parking spot.
- Beds were comfy.
- Ample space to separate from each other for work calls. My wife and I stayed here while we were working from home and it was fine. We hardly saw each other during the day because we set up one of the bedrooms as an office and the dining table as my space.
Things to keep in mind about this spot:
- Lots of birds! They are chirping all day and at 4am come and chirp right by the beds. It's nice but can be annoying for those that are light sleepers.
- The upstairs tenants occasionally made a noise during odd hours. They are not partying - more like exercising, playing music, dancing, etc. Host shared they were doctors so it makes sense they have odd hours. Expect noise between 1am - 7am -- not consistently. Bring ear plugs or play white noise through the Alexa.
Our only frustration was we lost 8 days of AC. It was not all consistent. The day we checked in the AC was not working, then the same issue happened a week later, and then same thing a week after. Turns out the AC unit needed to be fully replaced, so this should not be a problem in the future. The host communicated with us about the issue regularly and refunded us $50 for our stay. The total amount of our stay was also discounted upon initial booking. We understand that this is a challenging period for folks and appreciate the refund.
Overall -- this is a nice spot for a couple or a few friends who want to get together.