This rental has some very nice common areas for gathering with a group of people. We had nine in our party and we could easily be in the same areas without feeling squeezed in. Unfortunately there were several things that would prevent us from returning. First off, the entry stairs we unsafe due to snow and ice and the lock box was frozen. If you're the owner of a property in Chicago in the winter, extra care should be taken to clean the stairs and keep the lockbox from freezing, or just skip renting until the spring. The rest of my gripes would be about the amenities. We had seven forks for nine people, and yet there were plenty of knives and spoons (all mismatched and low quality). The toilet paper was single ply practically see-through and the cheapest stuff I've ever seen (where on earth did they even find the stuff). There was one shaker in the kitchen with a mix of salt and pepper rather than separate shakers. We had to buy our own dish soap so we could wash our dishes in the sink. The towel rack in the powder room was falling out of the wall. There was mold in one of the closets in the master bedroom and the door to the bedroom was damaged. The blankets were thin on the beds, the towels were old, pillows were not supportive but the mattresses were comfortable so I give them credit for that. And the water heater was not able to keep up with more than two or three showers in a row. As someone who has used a few short-term rentals over the years this was clearly our least favorite due to the lack of attention to detail.