Cynthia made us feel welcome and at home, always checking to ensure we didn't lack anything. She was also understanding when we mistakenly had emailed her an arrival time two hours later than we showed up (while she was still readying our suite!). We stayed five nights and got lots of tips, choices, and advice about navigating public transportation, sites to visit, dining choices, local and citywide history, etc.

Enjoyed Cynthia's personal touches, talking politics and culture, sharing perspectives with her. A highlight for me was being included one evening while her new acquaintance from S. Africa (in the US for a summer educational entrapranuership program at Northwestern U.) dropped by for a visit.

The guest suite is comfortable; the condo is huge and *filled* with facets of her lifestyle! Her artwork and flair with decorative design, along with a growing jewelry design business make for an interesting and engaging backdrop and base for whatever might bring an airbnb traveler to Chicago.