Very functional business hotel
Stayed for a conference at the McCormick Center. Motel offered free parking, a big plus; and a $3.50 ride on the METRA to the mcCormick Ctr. 3 stops, 6 min, quicker and cheaper than anything this side of a jetpack. Just as easy to go a few more stops into the downtown. Motel was surprisingly quiet, well-kept, adequately furnished, nice amenities like wi fi and very comfortable bed, HDTV to unwind. I didn't eat there, but.... I certainly felt safe enough, even walking back from the Metra station at 9pm (a brief 10 min stroll). Surrounding area of Jackson Park and Hyde Park offering a lot of nice open spaces during the day, the Science Ctr, U of Chicago, Oriental Museum, lots of university affiliated cultural life.