This place was ok for the price. Everything else in Chicago was so much more money.
First the pros: The neighborhood was decent (we never felt unsafe), with easy access to the train, and plenty of restaurants. The kitchen had a few essentials which was nice. It was a decent size for 5 people.
Now the cons: there’s no early check in and check out is at 10 am. I have never seen that before. Not in hotels or any other Airbnb. Ian, the owner, tried to charge me $250 late check out fee because I left at 10:45. He said he needed the time to clean the place for the next guest. I already know he won’t allow an early check in because he didn’t let me so that gives the cleaning lady 5 hours to get the place cleaned up. It wasn’t even that clean. So dusty! There’s no way it takes over 5 hours to clean a small 2 bd/1 bth place. The beds were ok (a little hard for my taste) and the entire apartment had only 4 pillows for 5 people. We had to sleep on decorative pillows so sleep wasn’t the best hence why we didn’t get up in time to be out by 10am. The one bathroom with a family of 5 is tricky! If I had to pay the $250 I would have been livid! Thank you Airbnb for asking before charging! I’m not staying there again.