there were pros and cons to this place. I want to be fair, because it wasn't an entirely negative stay, but throughout the course of our stay we discovered a lot that was unsatiafactory. I wouldn't stay here again.
Pros:
- the neighborhood felt very safe and quiet. there was plenty of parking right outside on the street.
- good location if you need to be near U of Chicago
- the host answered all questions quickly, and brought a box fan to us because the fan in the bedroom was broken.
- a repair issue came up on our last day, and Jay was cordial about the repair. we paid for the replacement part ourselves for the item that broke.
- the AC keeps things nice and cool.
Cons:
- there was religious material (a Bible and a stack of religious/evangelical magazines) left in the living room.
- we had to empty the dishwasher from the previous guests when we got there.
- the place wasn't really clean. there were balls of hair and a dirty pair of shoes were present from previous guests, and what we thought was spilled grout on the fireplace was actually some sort of bug/maggot nest.
- the furniture was very dirty. visible stains on the cushions and chairs, and the armchairs in the living room felt grimy to the touch. the sofa arm was loose, and the sofa itself was really uncomfortable.
- in the master bedroom: the fan had missing blades and wobbled too much to use, and the bedframe/box spring/mattress needs to be replaced (foam mattress collapses easily, and the box spring is so loud it woke us up when we changed positions in the night). also, the fan and bed were noted by another reviewer over a year ago, and I'm really surprised it hasn't been replaced since then.