Spacious, clean, with a great location. What more could you want? Excellent hosts? This place has that too, and it's a great value.
We skeptically booked this place after a frustrating search of Wicker Park/Bucktown/Ukranian Village rentals. We needed something close to family that lives in Wicker Park, but big enough to accommodate two young families and grandparents.
I say that we skeptically booked for two reasons: the unit was very reasonably priced and located directly above a busy 24-hour diner. Our host assured us the diner noise was minimal, but you never know until you get there.
There was no noise from the diner. None. I was shocked. Of course there is street noise through the windows but there is no escaping that in the city.
The unit is large with a warren of bedrooms in the back portion that made it easy to let babies sleep while the adults stayed up to spend quality time together. The front part of the unit is a nice large open-concept living/dining/kitchen area with oak floors and area rugs. There is seating to feed an army and a pretty well-stocked kitchen where we were able to cook and feed children with ease. The living area comfortably seats 8 or more.
Our hosts provided many accommodations, including early check-in due to no guests the night before our arrival, baby gates for the unprotected interior stairs, and were otherwise responsive, helpful, and friendly.
My wife and I do a lot of AirBnB travel around the world. You usually get what you pay for. Sometimes you get a lot more, and this was one of those times.