A wonderful base in Chicago! We held a family reunion here and rented both this and the upstairs apartment which proved an ideal solution to our needs, giving both intimacy and space. The living spaces are very comfortable and the kitchen functional for the preparation of meals. The neighbourhood, particularly exploring northwards, is classy and pleasant, with quiet tree lined streets with friendly, non-ostentatious houses on them.
For those who don't want to waste their precious days in Chicago stuck in traffic on ugly expressways, and paying through the nose for parking, this is a perfect place from which to explore the city without a car. The blue line train from O'Hare to Belmont connects with the frequent, straightforward eastborne 77 bus service down W Belmont Ave, with a stop on the same block as the apartment. The same bus can be taken further east to the Red/Brown/Purple line Belmont, where Red line trains provide express connections to downtown Chicago (the underground) and brown/purple line trains, a slower, more scenic trip via the elevated loop. A 10 minute walk via Leavitt /Roscoe (westward) takes you to a good shopping complex with a Jewel/Osco and a Marianos, while a similar distance eastwards down Belmont Ave brings you to the varied, attractive but expensive Wholefoods. Hoyne/Roscoe (eastward) is a pleasant walk to Paulina station (purple line) where Ventra travel passes can be purchased, and or the bus down Belmont Ave can be avoided and downtown Chicago can be reached without having to transfer.