The spaceOur suite is in a friendly owner-occupied, impeccably maintained building, and up a flight of stairs or a quick ride in the elevator. You'll walk into a brightly lit living/dining space, open to the kitchen. In the kitchen, you’ll find all of the appliances, cooking and serving ware you’ll need to prepare in-home meals, and adjacent is the closet containing the in-unit washer and dryer. The living room has a Queen-sized sleeper sofa with a memory foam mattress and provides direct access through the sliding glass doors out to the large private balcony. Just off the living room is one of two bedrooms with a Queen-sized bed, and across from that, one of the two full baths. At the rear of the suite is the main bedroom, with a Queen-sized bed and en suite bathroom. The main bedroom has access to another private balcony.
Guest accessYou'll have full access to my 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo (over 1,000 sq ft), as well as the private patio and balcony.
Additional notesOur past guests have enjoyed the following amenities to make their stay very comfortable and worthy of a 5-star experience:
* Keyless entry: no need to pick up or carry around keys during your stay; just enter your host-assigned access code on the keypad
* Garage parking: add-on the convenience of parking in our on-site heated garage (+$25/night). Ask about EV charging!
* Complimentary luggage storage: for day of check-in or check-out, let us know and we’ll make it happen!
* Target store: only two blocks away for all home/personal essentials, grocery, pharmacy, and even a Starbucks Coffee store
* Café L’Appetito: located right downstairs, offers fresh and authentic Italian sandwiches, salads, coffee and desserts!
* Skinner Park: one block away, this beautiful park has a large children’s playground, basketball/tennis courts, a running track and open grass fields
* Chicago Police Academy: located across the street, you’ll see friendly police recruits and faculty training and teaching almost every day.
Guest interactionI live with my family in another unit in the building so please be sure to say "hi" if you see me!
Neighborhood overviewFrom a gritty, partially abandoned manufacturing corridor to a burgeoning neighborhood flush with must-visit spots for foodies, eclectic art galleries and shops, and numerous acres of redeveloped park space, West Loop is now one of the hottest downtown areas in the entire country. The famed restaurant and bar scene, close proximity to public transit and three major expressways, and downright cool, industrial atmosphere makes the West Loop a desirable location to stay, live and work. Innovative tech giants like Google, Twitter, and Uber have turned old warehouses into their new headquarters. A slew of openings centered around Randolph Street and Fulton Market make restaurant- and bar-hopping in untrodden territory a nightly possibility. You can go from taqueria to futuristic cocktail lounge, sushi bar to secret underground speakeasy, whole-animal butcher shop to wine tasting, burger bar to champagne salon—and the neighborhood’s evolution is far from finished. There’s a growing market for young families as more businesses (and young professionals) infiltrate the neighborhood. Townhomes and larger condo units can still be hard to come by as many are snapped up almost as quickly as new development blueprints can be drafted!
Getting aroundIt's easy to get around here without a car. The Blue Line is a convenient and cost-effective way to access Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport; the Racine stop is only a five-minute walk from our building! The 126/Jackson bus stop is right across the street and can take you straight into the loop or to the lakefront within a few minutes. Ride-sharing services (Uber, Lyft, etc.) are plentiful in our area.
If you do bring a car, there's plenty of free and non-permit parking on adjacent streets (unique in Chicago!), and you’ll have quick access to the highway network (I-290, I-90/94 and I-55) to get you to the further parts of the Chicagoland metropolitan area. On-site heated garage parking may be available upon request (additional service fee applies).
