Welcome to a charming home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois! This home offers the perfect blend of comfort and convenience for your stay in the beautiful suburbs of Chicago.


Located in a peaceful neighborhood, this spacious property provides a cozy retreat while being just minutes away from a wide range of attractions, amenities, and transportation options. With its prime location, you'll have easy access to shopping centers, restaurants, entertainment venues, and parks, ensuring a delightful experience throughout your stay.


Upon entering this well-maintained home, you'll be greeted by a warm and inviting atmosphere. The interior boasts a tasteful and modern design, featuring comfortable furnishings and stylish dcor. The open-concept living area is perfect for relaxation or socializing, offering ample space to unwind after a busy day exploring the area.


The fully equipped kitchen is a chef's delight, complete with all the appliances and utensils you'll need to prepare delicious meals during your stay. Whether you're enjoying a quick breakfast or hosting a dinner party, this kitchen is designed to meet your culinary needs.


The 2 bedrooms are each thoughtfully furnished with cozy beds and fresh linens to ensure a restful night's sleep. They both also include a smart TV for your viewing pleasure. The bathrooms are clean and well-appointed, stocked with essential toiletries and plush towels for your convenience.


Outside, you'll find a private fenced yard and your personal outdoor sanctuary.


Whether you're in town for business, pleasure, or visiting loved ones, this is the ideal choice for your short-term accommodation needs. Immerse yourself in the welcoming ambiance of this lovely home and experience the convenience of its location.


Book now and make this delightful short-term rental your home away from home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois!






YOUR LUXURY HOME GETAWAY AWAY FROM HOME


2703 Wilke Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008


Thank you again for selecting our Luxury Home Getaway as your home away from home. We look forward to providing you with a 5-Star experience during your stay. Every guest has unique needs. Please feel free to email me before, during and after your stay. Well try to provide some guidance to help you maximize your stay. The good news is that you dont need to travel very far. Rolling Meadows and local communities have world-class shopping, culinary experiences, trails, arenas, sports venues spas and activities for all ages.


We want to make sure that you maximize every minute of your stay. Please read the information below at your convenience:


STEP 1: GETTING IN: You dont need to worry about a key. The front-door code is the last 4 digits of the phone number under which you registered.


STEP 2 GET ONLINE: The network name and password are on the router in the kitchen also: 


NETWORK: Cloud9Rentals


PASSWORD: !cityfuninchicago!


STEP 3 SELECT YOUR ROOM: Sheets and towels are provided. Washer and drier on site allows you to always have a clean and dry set available.


STEP 4 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS: 


Ned Brown Forest Preserve


Busse Lake Boating Center


Rolling Meadows Historical Museum


Opera in Focus


Woodfield Mall


Kimball Hill Park


Medieval Times


Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology


Chicago OHare Airport 18 minute drive


Chicago Downtown 34 minute drive with no traffic


Additional details on attractions are below

Simple Considerations when enjoying the house:
PARKING: Parking is available in the off street driveway. 2-3 cars will easily fit. 


TRASH: The trash receptacle and recycling bin are located on the driveway adjacent to the house. Do not leave the trash outside unless you want to deal with a racoon or two. We do not recommend it.


GAS GRILL: We have a gas grill and cooking station outside for you to use at your convenience. The grill has a propane tank. Please make sure that you turn the gas grill burners and propane tank off when finished. Grill accessories are available within or on the grill cart.


OUTDOOR FURNITURE & CUSHIONS: The cushions are in a container outside. Please feel free to use them if you want to use the outside furniture. Please return them into the bin  when done. If the cushions got wet due to rain. Please leave them outside the bin and they will be dried by the cleaning crew.


FIREPLACE: Firewood is available at the house. Please make sure that you follow the simple some basic instructions if you use the fireplace in the house.


1. OPEN THE FLUME BEFORE STARTING THE FIRE. LABELS ARE INCLUDED TO HELP YOU KNOW WHEN THE FLUME IS OPEN. THE LEVER SHOULD BE PULLED RIGHT UNTIL IT CLICKS.


2. USE SMALL WOOD AND A FIRE STARTER TO START. ADD LARGER PIECES AS THE FIRE BURNS.


3. KEEP THE WIRE SCREEN CLOSED AND THE EXTERIOR SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE FIRE. IT WILL KEEP THE SPARKS FROM HITTING THE FLOOR. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS NEXT TO THE STOVE IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.


4. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO SLEEP OR LEAVE THE HOUSE UNTIL THE FIRE IS OUT


AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER: We have central air and heat. Please feel free to change the temperature for comfort. We only ask that you adjust the comfort setting to AWAY when you are not in the house.


IMPORTANT: If any problems arise during your stay that would make your stay more comfortable. Please contact Red Awning . Well try to figure out a solution before you leave.

CHECK-OUT INSTRUCTIONS:
Upon departing our home at the end of your visit, please make sure to dispose of any trash that might be smelly, place all the dirty dishes in the sink. Do not start the dishwasher, the cleaning crew will take care of it. Please leave all used towels in the Washing Machine. Do not start the washing machine, the cleaning crew will take care of it. 


If the language of any TVs or appliances was changed to anything other than English, please change it back to English. If you forget to return the language to English and a service call is needed it will need to be billed as a $150 fee to your stay.


Please leave all beds that were used unmade, and make sure the fireplace doors are closed, turn lights off throughout the house, make sure that all the doors are locked. The front door is locked by pushing lock key at the bottom of the circular lock. You may need to pull the door towards you to ensure the deadbolt cylinder travels into the door frame and press the lock button several times.


Our goal to provide all our guests with a 5 Star experience. We want everyone to have a wonderful time while staying in our home. All we ask is that you please respect our property so that we can deliver the same quality experience for every guest that comes through our doors and respect the privacy of our neighbors by keeping outside noise low after 10pm. With everyones help, we can accomplish this goal!


We hope that you have an amazing and memorable experience at the house.


MANDATORY RENTAL PROPERTY ADDENDUM (Local Ordinance)


Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:


The tenant, any member of the tenant's household, any guest or any other person associated with the


tenant on or near the lease premises:


a. Shall not engage in criminal activity, including drug related criminal activity, on or near the lease


premises. "Drug related criminal activity" means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use or


possession of any illegal or controlled substances as defined in 21 USE 802;


b. Shall not engage in any act intended to facilitate criminal activity;


c. Shall not maintain a "nuisance" on the premises as defined in Title 8, Chapter 1 of this code.


Any activity prohibited by this agreement shall constitute a substantial violation of the lease, material,


noncompliance with the lease and grounds for termination of tenancy and eviction (Ord.)


LOCAL ATTRACTIONS


Home to just over 24,000, the city of Rolling Meadows is on the Northwest Suburbs affluent Golden Corridor.


Rolling Meadows is a relatively new community, founded by the property developer Kimball Hill in the 1950s who built a neighborhood of ranch-style homes on land once intended as a golf course for neighboring Arlington Heights.


You can see what one of these houses was like at the Rolling Meadows Historical Museum, filled with 1950s-specific artifacts and domestic finishings.


Nature lovers cant ignore the immense sweep of Busse Woods, just south of Rolling Meadows, while nearby Schaumburg has one of the largest malls in the United States, along with attractions and performance venues for all of Chicagoland.

1. Ned Brown Forest PreserveOne of the finest forest preserves in the Chicago area is right on Rolling Meadows south side. The Ned Brown Forest Preserve is 3,700 acres of deciduous forest, wetlands and open water, waiting to be discovered on 13 miles of trails.
This wonderful natural escape comprises an important preserve for mature Great Lakes hardwood forest (Busse Woods), within which is a 440-acre fragment of the rare flatwoods habitat (Busse Forest Nature Preserve), growing swamp white oak, black ash and red maple.


On the east side of the Ned Brown Forest Preserve is a 17-acre enclosed pasture, home to a herd of elk since 1925.

2. Busse Lake Boating Center
A large expanse of the southern half of the preserve is taken up by the labyrinthine Busse Lake, with its miles of indented shoreline and numerous little islands.


This can all be discovered courtesy of the Busse Lake Boating Center, which manages two trailered boat launches, as well as a rental service.


Usually from early April through late October you can head here for row boats, kayaks (single and tandem), paddle boats and electric-motor fishing boats.


Inquire ahead of time to find out about lessons and guided tours offered by the center, while you can normally purchase food and beverages, fishing licenses, bait and other fishing supplies from the center.

3. Rolling Meadows Historical Museum
Opened in 2002, this free attraction downtown was designed to be a museum that didnt feel like a museum.


The building is a replica of the initial ranch-style homes built in Rolling Meadows by the citys founder Kimball Hill.


What you get is an interesting peek at domestic life in the Chicago suburbs in the 1950s, rounded off with original interior furnishings, decorative arts and appliances.


These are complemented by information boards explaining Rolling Meadows early days, the evolution of Kimball Hill Homes and different aspects of the Citys story over the last 70 or so years. At the time of writing, the museum was open only on Sunday afternoons.

4. Opera in Focus
Beside the Historical Museum on Central Road is a real curiosity, founded in 1958 by the famed puppeteer and art director William B. Fosser (1928-2006).


Fosser worked on a host of films, many of which were shot in the Chicago area, like The Breakfast Club (1985), Home Alone (1990), A League of Their Own (1992) and Groundhog Day (1993).


But he spent his free time developing highly sophisticated and lifelike puppets, performing opera and musical theater with them through the Opera in Focus troupe.


This found a permanent home in Rolling Meadows in 1993, staging twice-weekly performances from a rich repertoire that includes opera from Pagliacci to La Bohme, as well as popular musical shows by the likes of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

5. Woodfield Mall
Where I-280, IL 58 and IL 72 cross at the northwestern corner of Busse Woods theres a bundle of shopping centers, big box stores and Woodfield Mall.


The latter is one of the largest malls in the country, with more than 2,150,000 square feet of retail floor area, and more than 230 tenants. Woodfield Mall has been here in some form for more than 50 years, and was one of the places Tiffany performed in 1987.


A few of the premium brands present include Apple, Guess, Lacoste and Michael Kors, along with international fashion favorites from Gap to Zara, Uniqlo and H&M.


Theres a massive choice of food and drink, whether you want mall favorites (Panda Express, Auntie Annes, Sbarro), fast food (McDonalds, Shake Shack) or fast-casual and full-service spots like Chipotle, The Cheesecake Factory and Red Robin.

6. Kimball Hill Park
Rolling Meadows Park Districts premier park is on the northern fringe of downtown, and can be accessed on Kirchoff Road.


In summer, Kimball Hill Park hosts the citys summer concert series, with performances at the amphitheater on Friday evenings. Close by is the picturesque Kimball Hill Pond, a nice place to feed the ducks, with a waterfall/fountain, as well as fishing piers on its banks.


The Rolling Meadows bike trail system extends from this park to neighboring spaces, while kids will be thrilled with the parks three ziplines.


For sports amenities youve got three lighted baseball/softball fields, a seasonal skating rink and a sand volleyball court.

7. Medieval Times
Spurred by fantasy and medieval-set TV shows and movies from the last 20 years, this dinner theater attraction is more popular than ever.


Medieval Times Chicago Castle was established in Schaumburg in 1991, becoming the chains fourth location.


What you get is a hardy four-course banquet that you eat with your hands, as well as two rounds of drinks.


All the while, story-driven action will unfold in the arena in front of you. This combines jousting, horsemanship, swordplay and falconry, involving a cast of more than 70 actors and some 20 horses.

8. Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
Theres a compelling, specialized museum awaiting you at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in Schaumburg.


This was founded by Dr Paul Meyer Wood in 1933 and hopped around a long list of temporary locations before finding its permanent home in 2014.


The library is an invaluable and up-to-date resource in the field of anesthesiology, as well as a historical record, holding some 13,000 books as well as more than 50 US and international medical journals.


The museum collection features a remarkable array of machines and instruments and machines going back to the 19th century, from masks and inhalers to military anesthesia kits, monitoring devices, vaporizers, ventilators, respirators, resuscitators and more.

9. South Salk Park
Bursting with amenities, this space is part of a cluster of Rolling Meadows Park District facilities.


On the north side is the Nelson Sports Complex, boasting a gymnastics center, fitness center, skating rink and an Olympic-size outdoor pool that opens in the summer.


South Salk Park is great for families, with its ADA-compliant playground, combined with a double climbing rock and two story Sky Builders apparatus.


The Rolling Meadows bike trail system connects this park with North Salk Park, which has a disc golf course and sledding hill.

10. Legoland Discovery Center
Woodfield Mall has the only LEGO-themed attraction in the Chicago area. Based at a gigantic LEGO store, this is a two-story experience with plenty of things to hold the attention of younger children.


Miniland for instance is a miniature Chicago, composed of 1.5 million bricks and featuring landmarks like the Willis Tower, Soldier Field and The Bean.


Theres also a 4D cinema, a pirate-themed adventure playground, a LEGO cafe, a Merlin-themed ride, a model building workshop and a Giant Speed Ramp, on which kids can test their own self-built LEGO race car.

11. Chicago Improv
Woodfield Mall has a location for the national comedy club franchise, Improv, famously founded in Hells Kitchen in 1963.


After opening a branch in Los Angeles in 1974, Improv has steadily become a chain, and its list of performers is a whos who of American comedy of the last 50+ years, from George Carlin to Jerry Seinfeil.


The Schaumburg location is officially the largest comedy club in the United States, welcoming household names, as well as showcases for emerging talent from the Chicago areas rich production line.


A few standout names from recent years include Anjelah Johnson, Jamie Kennedy, Shawn Wayans, Gary Valentine, Orny Adams, Christopher Titus and Bill Bellamy.

12. Florey Park
The Rolling Meadows bike trail system connects with this pretty community park north of Kimball Hill Park.


Florey Park was last renovated in 2008 and is divided between a space for passive recreation down its east side and active recreation facilities to the west.


If youre here just to enjoy the peace theres a picnic grove and picnic shelter, as well as a series of bronze statues depicting the wildlife found along the banks of Salt Creek.


On the other side is an accessible playground for children aged 6-12, as well as amenities for baseball, basketball and tennis.

13. Plum Grove Reservoir Park
This park in the very west of Rolling Meadows, spills onto neighboring Palatine at the edge of the Harper College campus.


Plum Grove Reservoir Park is managed by the Palatine Park District, and among its numerous amenities theres a playground, fenced dog park, walking/bicycling trail, a shelter and set of picnic tables and grills.


The parks central feature is the namesake reservoir, ideal for fishing and complete with a small pier.


A few of the species recorded in a recent survey include channel catfish, perch, carp, northern pike and largemouth bass.

14. 4th of July Parade
Always a hotly anticipated date in the calendar in Rolling Meadows, the 4th of July brings an annual parade.


Featuring local organizations, services, businesses, kids and pets, this spectacle sets off from the Rolling Meadows High School parking lot and makes its way north through leafy residential streets to Kirchoff Road.


Later in the day you can catch the citys fireworks display just after dusk at Community Center Field by the Nelson Sports Complex.

15. Cornfest and Craft Fair
The origins of this one-day August event hosted by the Community Church of Rolling Meadows go back to the mid-1950s.


Church members witnessed a corn boil while vacationing in the south, and brought the tradition back with them.


The first Cornfest took place in 1957, and the menu has barely changed since then. From 11:00 to 7:00 pm you can come by for hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, watermelon and, of course, all-you-can-eat sweetcorn.


Theres also a 50/50 raffle, and the fairs art and craft fair and bazaar takes place throughout the day.


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