This is a private room in the house, not the entire house. There may be guests staying in the other rooms. The space NOTES: (1) REASONS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE THIS PLACE TO STAY (see below) (2) The host typically would like to greet the guests in person, occasionally this may not be possible. In the latter case, please contact the host for the procedure of "Self Check-in". (3) Typically we can arrange 24-hour FREE street parking (just in the front or near the front of the house) for up to 30 days of stays. It is the Guests' responsibility to do a simple registration with the village for street parking (Please ask the host for details). Street parking is pretty safe in this area as it is safe to begin with and the village polices are very diligent in patrolling. However if you still want a garage parking for some reasons, the cost is $6 per day and its availability is on the first come first serve basis. The payment for Garage Parking needs to be made right after your booking for securing the garage space. If you stay in the house for more than one month, please discuss the parking matter with the host as part of your booking process. REASONS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE THIS PLACE TO STAY Guests choose a place to stay based what it serves them the best. We would like to highlight a few items worth considering and invite you to book this place. (a) We run a very efficient operation and have a very competitive room rate with high quality rooms and services; (b) This house has an exceptional great location. It is about 7 minutes to Blue Line Austin Station by walking (hence very close to downtown Chicago) and has convenient access to west, north west, and south west of greater Chicagoland by car. (c) Free parking up to a month can be easily arranged. Parking can be very very expensive in any larger metropolitan, including downtown Chicago. Therefore it is much more economical to park here and take the train to downtown Chicago. If you rent a room in or near downtown Chicago, you implicitly or explicitly spend a lot of money just on parking. (d) The "Occupancy Tax" is about 11% here which is much less than 23% or higher (doubled) in Chicago. The occupancy tax is paid by the guests based on the sum of room rate and cleaning fee. With this tax and parking cost in mind, it is much more economical (and without losing convenient access to downtown Chicago) to stay in a convenient suburbs rather than in Chicago or downtown Chicago. Since the "Occupancy Tax" is waived if you stay 31 days or longer, you can avoid this tax and save quite a bit of money if you plan your trip ahead and check with the host for room availability. ====== Other Information ======== Cereal, waffles and coffee are provided by the host for the ARRIVAL day/night of the guests. The closest grocery stores are Fair Share Finer Foods, Amer Grocery Store and Carnival Grocery. Nearby coffee shops include Circle K, Buzz Cafe and The Happy Apple Pie Shop. Nearby restaurants include Pete's Red Hot's, Happiness Chinese and Bodhi Thai Bistro.