Overall, this basement apartment offered a good, convenient location for visiting friends, doctors and hospitals in the greater Wheaton/Winfield locale. The hosts were very amiable and helpful with advice and fixing the inevitable small problems that arise in any rental (light bulbs, batteries, etc.). There are a couple of problems that impacted our stay. The apartment smells noticeably of cigarette smoke. We ran the air conditioning most of the time, but the smell did not go away. Also, this is not really a ground floor apartment, but a basement apartment. You have to go down 7 steps below ground level to get to the front door, and you look out at ground level. The three front windows look out under the deck of the upper house and never let in any light so the place is dark. We would recommend this place for short visits.