Kam was quick to respond to any text sent. That was appreciated. His space is located right next door to the blue line train station at the Chicago stop so, we took the train straight from the airport to his place and then from there straight to downtown. Location was the best feature of the house.
It does get a little awkward sharing a space with strangers, but we were gone most of the time with the exception of one rainy evening and we all used the common spaces at separate times so it worked out. The bathrooms are difficult to share when rooms are full on a weekday morning (we were there on a Monday with all 3 rooms filled which meant both bathrooms were filled). There is only a mirror in 1 of 3 rooms, but Kam said he plans to get them in the other rooms to make getting ready outside of the bathrooms easier.
There are LOTS of stairs which was fine for us but some people may have a difficult time climbing up to the third floor with luggage to get to their room.
The kitchen was fully stocked (and looked brand new). There was a 6-outlet extension in our room for all our chargers. Earplugs are included in case you have noisy roommates. There are restaurants close by (we walked to 3 of them on our stay) and a CVS a 1 minute walk away. The one off thing we found was the freezer hasn’t been cleaned in a very long time, but one of our guests needed to store breast milk so we had to use it. I assume most guests wouldn’t even notice this or use the freezer and it obviously didn’t affect my rating.
Overall, if you want a great location and responsive host, stay here. If you’re looking for a cute, trendy place to yourself, this isn’t it.