This way of traveling is just to have a place to sleep with a bathroom and kitchen facilities. In that way it corresponded to my expectations and I try to adapt myself to that environment. The sleeping room is an isolated corner with curtains in a loft like apartment. The bathroom and kitchen are common. Marie Joan is a perfect host and will help you as possible in your needs. There is a cat and you walk on carpets all around probably to isolate the noise when you walk on the wooden floors. Otherwise the is apartment is well isolated from outdoor traffic.
It is easy to travel with public transport from that place and Chicago was a rich and a nice experience to me who went there to visit museums and walking through the city.