There are many great reasons to stay with Shaun at his conveniently located oasis on Noble St. in Chicago. Location location location being the obvious one. I was within 10 to 15 minutes of all of my favorite Chicago locations in any direction. The first day I was so excited to be back in town that I walked downtown to Michigan Avenue just to take it all in. If you're not into walking you can rent a bike for $10. per day at two locations within two blocks of Shaun. If Uber is your thing the convenient location makes all of Chicago accessible. I drove my car to Chicago and left it parked on the street the entire time for free. The Chicago mass transit system is super convenient with train and bus stops all nearby. For Sports fans the United Center can't be more than 10-15 minutes away. I took the train to Comiskey Park mid week to take in a White Sox game. My days were busy in the city so I enjoyed returning to Shaun's each early evening to sit on the back porch and enjoy a glass of wine and I used the large outdoor grill a few times. Shaun's neighbor has an amazing outdoor garden that you can see from the balcony and the neighbor is quick to let you know all of the varieties of plants and flowers that are growing. There are 3-4 local churches nearby that are great to take photos of and the Eckhart Park fieldhouse is nearby if you want to take advantage of the free open swim once or twice a week. I never planned and restaurant meals in advance so that I could experience the joy of discovering new ones just by walking the streets in any direction. There is a dry cleaners down the street, neighborhood markets and a coffee shop or two very conveniently located. Shaun is a great host who stayed in contact via text and was always ready to assist when needed. The bedroom and bathroom were extremely comfortable and modern and I even used the shampoo dispensers in the shower a few times just because they looked cool. I don't even have much hair to wash! If you enjoy shopping Chicago is the place. Magnificent Mile is directly east and is a $2.25 bus ride or probably $5-6 on Uber but I did not use Uber while I was there. If you like more eclectic shopping you can access Milwaukee Ave within 2 blocks and then wander north on Milwaukee Ave for miles which still has a wonderful flavor of the original Chicago neighborhoods. I am sure that I overlooked a few details but I really enjoyed my visit.......thank you Shaun!