Villa Dubois Guest House - Chicago, Illinois

YoungJun K.

I had a really good night in the master room. The room is designed like teenagers room and very beatiful coloured sheets, carpets and lights( as I like the Red,Orange) The check in is simply with contact the landlord receiving maindoor code and policies through the email or text. And I like the location that it's close to the Lake trail as I'm a jogger. It was raining overnight while I was staying but I enjoyed wet running along the Lake Michigan trail that was my best moment of here!

Adam M.

Villa Dubois Guest House exceeded my expectations in every way. From the comfortable accommodations to the attentive service, everything was flawless. The location was perfect, and the attention to detail made my stay truly special. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a memorable experience. I can’t wait to return!

Law

They expect a $200 deposit before checking in. They don't have this information on any of the booking websites. It says they may have extra fees, but doesn't say the amount. Had I known, I would have prepared or found a different hotel. It's sad because their reviews are horrible and they don't seem motivated to change anything.

Christian H.

The host I met was a pretty nice dude and I appreciate there was cleaning every day, but the handle to our door just kept falling off the door. Didn’t mind sharing a place with others, but this one lady seemed like she was living there and we never got any real privacy in the last few days of our vacation.

The fridge was filled with food, so I’d recommend posting some rules about when you plan to clear the food. Also I wasn’t told about street cleaning and got a $60 ticket which really pissed me off that I wasn’t warned.

It’s a great location and I felt safe with the cameras on the property and nice neighbors. You can walk to the Blue Line within 10 minutes and get anywhere in the city. Even if you just wanna chill in a new place for a couple of days, there’s a major grocery store and some chain restaurants to make sure you’re fed.

Perfect G.

Got to my room.1pm in Chicago in the freezing cold and there was no code provided to get in. Called and text the host and nobody answered. I had to book a new room that night that cost me 170usd.
The morning after they sent me the code about 9am without an explanation or apology. The room was booked for 3 days so I said I would use the remaining 2 days then here comes an email saying we are sorry to inform you that we have canceled your entire reservation without a refund because you were a no show!
The host are very disrespectful and act like you are begging then to answer their phone.
My last option is to take then to court. I will not let this side. The disrespect and me loosing 237usd is crazy.
I won't let this slide. See you in court or hell..

Heather K.

Stayed here on a whim from choosing it on Expedia. I didn’t recognize the name and didn’t realize it was more of an Airbnb type place and not a hotel so I was pretty confused upon finding the address. Things got even more confusing for me because the Villa Dubois sign is on the bottom floor door. When I’d went through the check in instructions I was given a door code. I’d tried that code and nada. I texted the number on the door and I was greeted fairly soon, thank goodness my friend who drove me had the time to sit and wait with me because it was quite chilly out and I was not prepared for that. After much confusion on the door code and where I was actually supposed to be, I thought the main door was where I was supposed to go in because they kept saying my room was on the 3rd floor. There are stairs outside leading up to another door but I thought that was no affiliation with them since there was no sign stating such or even that it was the entrance to 2nd and 3rd floor doors! As there is a main bottom floor, a second and a third each with 3 bedrooms, a kitchen and seating are. After getting it all figured out and my things upstairs in my room things went pretty smoothly. I was “planning” on only staying a night but things got messy with where I was going from there, the weather decided to storm and not be nice a couple days so I wound up renewing my stay for a week. There were a couple snags in doing so each day as I renewed some nights and my dad renewed others. Money was taken as a deposit I wasn’t even aware was needed and then had not enough left over for the actual stay. They helped work around everything and made everything as smooth as possible. Everything was pretty great with my stay at the house although every night but the first night the other guests would come in around 9/10pm and then start cooking. Now I don’t mind that, we all have to eat, however, the other guests were rude and inconsiderate as all get out. Banging the pots and pants, slamming cabinet doors shut, setting the smoke detectors off not once but twice, loud talking (the entire house is hardwood so everything echos) and talking on the phone on speaker in common areas until 1-2am. I’m a night owl myself but those nights I needed to get rest and get up early and was either woken up multiple times by them or woken up and then had to stay awake because going back to sleep was damn near impossible! I know the owners can’t do much about it now but as a solo female, it was very uncomfortable otherwise I would have said something myself. Then again at 6-7am they’d be up moving around, taking showers blasting music and everything else. Very annoying and not so quiet by any means. During the day it was pretty quiet because it was mainly just me there for the most part.
Sorry for the messy bed picture, it was the only one I’d taken for reference.
As the days went on, the prices fluctuated which I expected but my first night I paid only a little over $100 which was perfect. Then it went up little by little and then by the weekend they wanted almost $200. It’s near 35th and MLK. For an Airbnb I can kind of understand but at the same time I can’t for that type of situation/location. If you wanted anything besides water to drink or anything to eat, you had to buy it yourself. There wasn’t anything complimentary by any means, other than the loud guests. The first night, the other guests had made dinner and offered me a plate of an oriental style soup’ish type of dish and it was amazing! If only the other guests had been so considerate as to not be as noisy and loud.
All in all if I had to I’d stay there again but it’s also very far south to where I usually stay. If Airbnb type is your groove then I say go for it. There’s a Marianos a 5 minute walk to the SE and a Jewel Osco about a 10 minute walk NE, along with a couple fast food places scattered along the way. With the access codes on front doors and secure locks on room doors I did feel safe.

Yoda B. A.

Arrived at the location at the pre confirmed time and was not provided with the code to enter. Stood in the cold with my calls and text messages being ignored for two hours. I had to take an Uber to another hotel and pay out of pocket. Spoke to a very rude employee the next morning, who had then proceeded to cancel the booking without letting me know and told me that it was not her problem and I would have to figure out where to stay. They refuse to take responsibility and refund my money and furthermore have been ignoring my calls and messages since. Save yourself the time and not book with these people.

Julia

This place is super scary. It does not advertise a shared bathroom or the fact that your belongings are easy access to anyone staying here. You cannot contact the property and they DO NOT allow refunds. This place shouldn't even be legal to house guests. I cannot believe a place that doesn't keep guests or their stuff safe should be advertising as a place to house travelers. STAY AWAY.