Many pluses, a few drawbacks. The good news: The location really can’t be beat, all communication was timely and very clear, the building rooftop is a nice space for eating takeout meals during Covid, views are as shown and fun for my 3 kids to watch the trains and city life, and the place was very clean overall.
Almost TOO clean I’d say, in fact. While I get that in this era of Covid-19 you want to be sure your guests can sense the place was cleaned, the entire apartment had an overwhelming smell of bleach and disinfectant when we arrived. It was truly overpowering and hit us with a wall of Tilex-like chemical odor as we walked in. It was so strong it gave us a headache... which was an issue because all the windows in the unit say “do not open”. We opened, nonetheless... and I can report that after 3 days of a good breeze coming in, the apartment smelled less like my kids grade school after the janitors have gone to town... but the smell was still lingering. Owner... please buy some better smelling or natural products for your cleaners to use... a simple fix.
My other comment re drawbacks for future renters to know is that the Airbnb self-description of it as a “luxury” unit is a biggggg stretch.
I’ve happily stayed everywhere from your basic middle-o’-nowhere Motel6 to the Four Seasons on the Bosporus in Istanbul.... I’m not picky but I also know what luxury means. Lots of very basic amenities are simply not there—from the bare and empty walls in the bedrooms, to there being literally no hooks to hang a towel anywhere close to the showers in either bath, to budget brand shower gel and shampoo (totally fine for me and my kiddos, but def not luxury), to a smoke detector missing from the ceiling with its wires hanging where it used to be. Bit of a safety issue, that. Also— a closet door totally off its tracks and just leaned up in the closet. Furniture was stylish but getting a bit worn.
So keep your expectations in check, I’d say. The pluses listed above are very nice, partic the location. We got this unit at a VERY discounted price during Covid lockdowns... literally less than a downtown Loop budget hotel. At that price-point it was a great value. If I’d paid close to full price, however, I’d have been disappointed and definitely felt I’d not gotten much value for my $.