What an incredible AirBnB! First off, it's in the best location. There were so many cool bars and restaurants nearby.
This place is much larger than it looks. I stayed with my boyfriend and he worked downstairs in the "lounge" and I worked upstairs. The upstairs is much nicer than the downstairs with enormous windows and 14 foot ceilings. And the red fridge is a really nice touch.
The whole apartment is very stylish. It has a separate entrance from the rest of the building (a bright blue door!) so we didn't have to worry about running into any of the building tenants. It's on the ground floor so you enter right off the street. Apparently the apartment was originally a bar that was converted into a residential and that's why the high ceilings with the attached basement.
Couple more things. It's right off the blue line from O'Hare airport. I mean like one block walk. So that was great for us. And the train is also only two stops from downtown. So for a hipster neighborhood with easy access to downtown and the airport this couldn't be beat.
The fancy Fox Market is just a block away with the best donuts and coffee. You could actually stay a week in this location and never need to walk more than a few blocks for great food and entertainment.
They clearly put a lot of work into finishing that basement by the way. The basement lounge bathroom is very small, but I think that's OK. It's just a small sink and a toilet, but I guess it's all you need for a half bath.
The full bath is upstairs. The Japanese toilet seat (heated!) was a very nice touch.
Oh, the bed was really really comfortable. The kitchen had everything we needed for eating in one night. There are two more beds downstairs so it would be easy for more people to stay but it was really perfect for two people.
We were hesitant to stay at a place that hadn't been reviewed but since the host was already a super host because of some other property we weren't that worried. Stephan was a very attentive host and always responded promptly.