We hope to be back! This unit wins for Best Location! Walkability factor is pretty high – close to many good bistros, coffee shops, casual & fine dining restaurants; stores such as Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Michaels, Target, CVS; the University of Chicago (a bit of a hike but still walkable); Lakeshore Drive and the Promontory Walk at Lake Michigan.
Beautiful art deco building with a large, cool, private courtyard for social distance visiting. Unit itself was a bright, breezy corner unit on the fourth floor, so if you wanted to avoid the elevator, taking the stairs was a viable option. Bedrooms are in opposite corners which was nice. We didn’t really use the kitchen, but the fridge, toaster and microwave were nice to have. Water pressure was strong. Bed linens were super soft, I think they were the bamboo kind, with a good number of pillows. No parking spot but lots of free street parking.
What I wish I had done was to bring my own Fire Stick (or a Google Cast or equivalent) so that I didn’t have to sign-in (and sign out) of my favorite streaming channels. They had Netflix and Sling available, so there was still a wide variety of streaming shows.
IMO, the unit was a bit tired looking. Negatives were – toilet was an old model, small and almost toddler height; there were holes in the sofa (they brought in a band new sofa on our last night!); one side chair’s coils were unraveled; the dishwasher wasn’t attached to the counter, so it would alarmingly tilt out of the counter; sink in kitchen and bathroom had some mold; very limited kitchen plates, glasses, utensils.
The cleaning job wasn’t the best – dirty vents, cobwebs, dusty tables, windows were so dirty you could hardly see out of it. As a precaution, I brought my Lysol to wipe down & disinfect the place anyway, so this wasn’t really a bother for me. Unlike another ZenCity property that we rented last year, this one forgot to leave coffee, salt & pepper, paper towels, face & hand towels and a kitchen towel. For a twelve-day stay we were given one bath towel each (3 total). From our experience, we think ZenCity has some nice properties and is terrific value. We can highly recommend this place.