My beloved and I greatly enjoyed having this space as our home base for one week while we explored significant local architectural sites, Chicago, and offered a program at the nearby zen center. The booking went smoothly as Rob is a great communicator, and he was prompt in answering any questions both prior to booking and during the stay. He even attended our program, and it was a real pleasure to meet him in-person. In driving through many neighborhoods around Chicago, it is clear that Oak Park is a gem with particularly beautiful and varied houses and yards. Rob’s house is within walking distance to multiple Frank Lloyd Wright sites, parks, excellent restaurants, and the terrific Saturday Farmer’s Market. The unit is spacious and inviting, nicely decorated, and has a fully equipped kitchen. The cookware was high quality, which my beloved and I appreciated and were sure to handle carefully. I read all the reviews before reserving the unit, and none of the issues were present from the couple negative reviews (the spaces were all very clean and there were no signs of rodent activity, etc.). I wasn’t able to park inside the garage, as the description mentioned (due to a technical issue with the garage lock), but was able to park right next to it. The neighborhood feels very safe, so this was not an issue. Overall, this is one of the top stays in all my experience with short t-erm rentals/ VRBO’s. Thank you Rob!

Nice historic house in a great quite area close to many places (food/groceries/ect) not far from public transportation as well

House was comfortable. There are two lovely porches to sit out in the morning or evening. You can walk to shops and stores. Television had lots of variety. Kitchen was well-equipped for making meals.

We left after first day in a four day rental,bathroom was a disaster ,our first and last Vrbo experience.

We enjoyed our stay. The home was clean and ready, and the process was smooth all around. It's in a great spot, minutes from the green line and shopping. The porch was our favorite place to read and enjoy a pleasant meal together.

The good: Initial contact with the owner was pleasant. I was advised that a family was moving out from a long stay a few days before we arrived and that the owner's son lived a few blocks away if we needed anything. The bad: When we arrived, it appeared that the previous family had just moved out that day. In fact, they left some of their laundry behind. The TV wasn't hooked up properly and the power strip was buried under a mountain of loose wires. While it may have been Netflix compatible as listed, someone had really undone those properties and the TV didn't even go on the first time I hit the power button. Most noticeably, there was an odor that reminded me of a gas leak. Within an hour, I realized that the "gas leak" odor was "dead mouse somewhere". Possibly in the wall. I noticed several traps all over the floor and figured they must be doing their job somewhat. When we went to make the bed, we went through 6 sets of sheets before we found one that didn't have some kind of stain on it. The pillows had stains and holes in them. My wife slept on the couch because the smell in the master bedroom was so bad that she couldn't sleep. I emailed the owner about the smell and the sheets and our concern about the dead mouse (mice?) and received a response of "sorry to hear about the smell & stains. In the kids bdrm closet I believe the plastic bins have additional pillows and sheets". That was it. The next morning, when I woke up, my suspicions were confirmed when I turned on the kitchen light and a mouse scurried across the floor into a hole behind the sink. Then when we did some laundry in the basement that night, I saw a second mouse scurry out of a window and a 3rd mouse lying dead on the windowsill. We had nowhere else to go as our payment was already taken and we were using the rental as a one week transition while we moved into a new place. I bought new pillows to use while we stayed. There were used toiletries, used food in the filthy fridge, clothes, shoes, etc. My guess is that the owner lives there most of the year and rents it out while he is away. If I'm incorrect on that, then I don't know why there are so many personal items all over the place. Honestly, it was hard to move around a lot without fear of knocking something over. This was a very uncomfortable experience, and I'm writing this review in hopes of updates to the rental before someone else has the same experience that we did.

The house has a great location and could be a great place to stay. We are people who like our rooms organized and uncluttered. The rooms and kitchen are filled with personal knickknacks and photos, children's drawings and toys. You felt like the owner just walked out and left everything as is which made us feel like intruders. The refrigerator was filled with food and there was barely room for our things without rearranging everything.

To live in this home you don't feel for a moment that you're in a stranger's house but in your own or a family member's house. The neighborhood is the best you can find in Oak Park. For Frank Lloyd Wright lovers, don't be surprised to see his legacy spread there as you drive around. Mr. Rob is a great host and he's on top of everything and there for you when you have questions or need anything. The piano I enjoyed playing when back from day-trips. The windows do not have screens but the front and back door do, so if you want a breeze in summer those are your choices, however the window AC unit in the dining room is set to automatic and turns on when the house heats up. (You can also manually turn it on or off). There were no curtains or privacy shades in the small bedroom so I used sheets to cover up the light to sleep as I'm sensitive to light as I sleep. There are many perks in this house including a nice Foosball in the basement and a nice large backyard. I'll recommend this house to anyone who likes historic homes in a historic neighborhood with modern amenities in the kitchen etc.