Location: Old Town, Near North, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Lincoln Park)
Accommodations: House, 4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths (Sleeps 5-11)
Self-contained Corporate Housing / Vacation Rental Home.
Downtown, spacious, elegant and new, this luxury vacation rental home occupies the 3,250 square foot west wing of a Chicago city house custom built in 1999 to state-of-the-art building codes and modern living demands. With private guest entrance, four bedrooms each with en-suite bath and generous living spaces with paintings and sculpture from three centuries, the guest house is without equal in the Near North downtown Chicago area.
All bedrooms have a queen-size bed with 13 inch deep top-of-the-line mattress, in-room bathroom with Kohler comfort height toilet, private line telephone, cable TV with VCR, walk-in closet with UL-rated wall safe and seating area.
Common areas feature a 45 foot long living room/dining room with sumptuous furniture and significant art, larger screen cable TV with VCR and DVD, a 300 title quality video collection, phonograph with extensive 33 RPM vintage record collection, Baldwin baby grand piano with player function, marble fireplace, all the most popular board games and radio with CD player.
Rounding out the common areas are a fully equipped chef's kitchen with a complete line of professional cookware and service for three dozen, rooftop decks, a study with executive desk and computer, a penthouse lounge, and laundry / workout room with Maytag Neptune washer and dryer, ironing table and iron and new commercial grade Life Fitness Total Body Elliptical Cross Trainer and Recumbent Bike.
Rates include 24-hour breakfast, beverages and snacks from our stocked guest house kitchen, local telephone calls and free parking by permit on our 24 hour reserved parking street. Free high speed wireless internet (Wi-Fi) is accessible at all points in the house. Dial-up internet access is also available. Daily room refreshing is available by arrangment.
Located on Chicago's affluent, upscale Near North side, the house is a neat one mile north of North Michigan Avenue (the Magnificent Mile) and two miles north of the central business district (the Loop).
Within one or two blocks are the Treasure Island Supermarket, a 24-hour Walgreen’s Pharmacy, the only 24-hour Starbucks in Chicago and a stellar full service X-Sport fitness center. Three other major supermarkets are 4 blocks distant. Whole Foods is one mile west as is Sam’s Wines & Spirits, the largest retail liquor store in the US with great variety at great prices. Epicurean and casual restaurants, live music venues, theaters, museums, art galleries and park, zoo and beach are a short walk.
Please note minimum stay requirements for advance booking: 3-7 nights are generally required for advance booking over weekend and demand dates.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: Central Air.
- Washer: Maytag Neptune, in laundry room.
- Dryer: Matyag Neptune, in laundry room.
- Linens Provided: All linens provided.
- Off Street Parking: When available, extra charge. Parking onstreet with permits provided at check-in. Two block long street with parking restricted 24 hours a day to residents and guests of residents. The street is wide open during the day and a spot can usually be found pretty quickly at all times of day as visitors tend to come and go.
- Gas Fireplace: With Nero Marble surround.
- Beds
- Queen Bed (4) : One queen size bed in each of 4 bedrooms, all luxurious mattresses.
- Twin/Single Bed (3) : Extra bedding includes a day bed / twin bed in the master bedroom and two twin size rollaway beds that can be set up in the master and midsize bedrooms.
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV (7)
- DVD
- VCR (7)
- Video Library: 300 title quality movie collection.
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library: Hundreds of vintage 33 RPM records, eclectic collection of the greatest classical and popular vocalists, instrumentalists and bands from the last half century.
- Jetted Tub in Bath: The master bedroom bathroom has a soaking tub with whirlpool feature and a separate step-in shower.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Largest Sub Zero refrigerator / freezer, 6 burner gas stove top, convection oven, microwave, triple sink, full array of Calphalon cookware and utensils, service for several dozen.
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Full array of Calphalon cookware and all ancillary cooking equipment and utensils, service for a couple of dozen.
- Refrigerator: Largest Sub Zero refrigerator / freezer.
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Deck/Patio: Off the penthouse sitting area, there's an 18 X 20 foot planted rooftop deck with teak furniture. An additional 18 X 30 foot deck is available to be opened for whole house rental special occasions.
- Balcony
- Communications
- Telephone (4) : One telephone in each of the bedrooms. Free local calls.
- Computer: A dell desktop computer with free WiFi is located in the study.
- Computer w/ Dial-up Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet): WiFi is available at all points on the property.
- Other Amenities
- Free Parking by Permit on Reserved Parking Street, Free Wi-Fi Throughout, 24-Hour Breakfast, Jetted Tub in Master Bath, Extra sleeping includes twin rollaway beds; Workout room with Life Fitness commercial grade Total Body Workout Elliptical machine and Recumbent Bike; Baldwin Baby Grand Piano with Player Function; Phonograph with large vintage record collection; board games and many books
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly: Children are accepted on a case by case basis. When making inquiry, please advise ages of all children and sleeping needs, i.e. will two children be able to share a queen size bed or will children need a twin bed.
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Sailing
- Boating
- Swimming
- Biking
- Hiking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Other Activities
- Easy access to McCormick Place Convention Center (5 miles south), Merchandise Mart (1.5 miles south), North Michigan Avenue shopping (1 mile south), the Loop (2 miles south) and Navy Pier (2.5 miles southeast).
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
From $700-$1000/nt.
Rates may be adjusted up or down depending on:
Length of Stay
Time of the Year
Peak Event Dates
Number of Guests in the Party
Planned use of the house
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Property Photos
- Living Room to Dining Room - Chicago, Illinois Real Estate
- Living Room - Chicago, Illinois Real Estate
- Living Room Gas Fireplace with Nero marble surround - Chicago, Illinois Real Estate
- Dining Room
- Master Bedroom with in-place day bed / twin bed in foreground
- Master Bedroom
- Midsize Bedroom
- Standard Size Bedroom I
- Standard Size Bedroom II
- Standard Size Bathroom - Shower with Tub Size Footprint
- 3rd Floor Hall from Master Bedroom, Study on Left, Std Size Bedrooms Down Hall
- Galley Kitchen with 6 Burner Gas Stove
- 18X20 Rooftop Deck. An additional 18X30 deck may be opened for special events.
- Study with Desktop Microsoft XL
- Penthouse Sitting Area
- Foyer
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #71811
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