Nathaly and Karen are lovely hosts, very accomodating and kind and there is everything you need provided for your stay!
Things you'll enjoy about staying here:
+ big shared living room and kitchen that have many amenities
+ a big fridge and everything you might need for cooking or baking etc.
+ Lockeable rooms
+ adjustable AC
+ the possibility to wash!
+ enough blankets and pillows
+ the apartment is in a relatively safe neighbourhood and there's a hospital, university, police station, fire department and pharmacy nearby
+ good for short stays
The reason this is not a five star review:
- The Queen room is fairly small and is more suited for shorter stays, as it can feel cramped after a while and the bed isn't very comfortable (we stayed two weeks).
- Dust and dirt accumulate fairly easy in the apartment (wasn't as clean as we had hoped but were not proactive about it).
- The dogs bark very loudly at times and the walls are very thin.
- Price was unjustified even for high season.
- Previous reviews were a bit misleading.
Lastly, important things guests should know (because we met people staying in the other room that hadn't read the description and because I would have needed/wanted this information):
- Dogs are kept around at regular intervals.
- If you book one of the rooms there is another room (one 2 people, other 4 people) and you will be sharing a bathroom with other room guests! If you check-in at night, please be as quiet as possible and do not try to open locked doors (please don't, it gave us the fright of a century).
- There is security cameras in entry, living room, kitchen and hallway (you will find this declared under the amenities section).
- The Chicago bus system is not working at the moment (according to locals since the pandemic), be prepared to uber or walk to the nearest train station (10-15 minutes) or wait for the bus for anything between 3-50 minutes (sometimes it doesn't show up at all).