I stayed at Mark and Marcelo's place for 6 weeks for business and really enjoyed my time there. It's super close to the L station and the designated parking spot came in super handy when getting back home after 5 pm. I never felt unsafe in the neighborhood, it is Chicago though so always keep your eyes open :) The place is beautifully decorated and it makes you feel like "coming home" every day. The cleaning service was great too! It has everything you need, even a fancy ice cube maker in the fridge (at least for Europeans that's something exciting ;) ). You will stay next to a traffic light but there's absolutely no heavy traffic. Just be aware that someone is living upstairs (separate entrance), they get up between 6-7 am almost every day and walk around (on the squeaky wooden floor) sometimes for an hour, so if you would like to sleep in you might want to bring earplugs. I got up at the same time so that was no problem for me. Unfortunately I can't say anything about walking distance to grocery stores or restaurants, as I had a car and did all the shopping and dining on my way home from work. From the car it all didn't look too far away though :) Fun fact, there's a cute little bunny sitting in the front yard almost every day at dawn and dusk welcoming you home, so even in case you're staying there by yourself (like I did) you'll never be alone ;) Mark and Marcelo are two lovely, friendly and caring guys, I always felt like I could call whenever I needed anything (which never happened though! :) ). I can totally recommend this place and would definitely stay there again! Thank you for the great time!