Good value for the money, little less than 10 minute walk to Chinatown-Cermak stop (includes waiting for crosswalk). About 30 minutes by subway to Union Station. In terms of safety: there were groups of young university-age people walking and hanging around the street at night the Thurs - Sat I was there, so I felt relatively safe walking back around 9/10ish pm. Calvin was very accommodating of my late arrival and also my request to check out at 2:30 pm the day I left. And his mom was very friendly!