Jamie was a great hostess! From the time we booked our trip, she emailed back and forth with us through the app to figure out travel details.
She allowed us to have an early check in since no one was there the day before us and store our luggage on the last day so we could finish exploring the city without our luggage!
The house was very nice and very well furnished. There was a keypad entry on the front door - then after that, another door led to her personal apartment/home and up the stairs was the Air BNB. There was a key for our Air BNB that we were able to lock up during the day. We felt like we had plenty of privacy the whole time. Overall, the neighborhood seemed very quiet and safe and was easy for an Uber to get in and out of when we chose to use that for transportation.
When we checked in, she was there to meet us and show us around. The house had everything we needed including towels, bedding, dishes, even some toiletries and shampoo in case we forgot!
She created a guidebook to show us the areas near her home as well as lots of maps and brochures of the area and how to get around.
It was about a 20 minute Uber ride from the Chicago o’hare airport. On public transportation (the L and the bus) it was about an hour to get downtown. There were both buses and trains nearby.
The guidebook Jaime created helped us figure out nearby places for essentials (I.e. breakfast, coffee, Walgreens) for when we weren’t headed out to the downtown area.
The whole time we were there, Jamie gave us her cell and communicated with us via text to make sure everything was going ok. I would definitely stay here again!