Description more than accurate. The loft has a homey feel and contains some original artwork that is very instagrammable. Karen left us a welcome sheet that even included a list of the food we were welcome to, including juices, waffles, and waffle fixings. She graciously accommodated our changing needs over the course of a week, as we were a group of graduate students in for a conference with various arrival and departure dates. When we needed more sheets, she obliged; when we needed an iron, it appeared. She even had an extra key made for us given our party's size (5 at maximum). When we were leaving, Karen even commented that we should have asked her for more; that she would have lent us the flour and sugar we bought to make pancakes with. Clearly this is a coveted airbnb because it's booked straight through summer.
The neighborhood is great; there's a diner down the street and a bodega and a Walgreen's by the nearest L stop (Sheridan). However, the real advantage of the location is the 136/146 line, which is half a block down on Marine Drive. From there, we were able to arrive at the downtown Hyatt within 20-30 minutes each day. The first day we took the 136 and there were no stops between our stop and Columbus Ave by the Hyatt, which was incredible. I hear that there was also an express bus to Michigan Ave on the corner of Irving Park and Clarendon (2.5 blocks away), though we didn't use this one. The local transportation system is amazingly clean, especially given that we all came from NYC. I hear the bus is hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but we came in April, so the Chicago temperature was cold (in the 40s) but comfortable on the bus. I would definitely stay at this property again.