We were there to go to the university of Chicago. Public transportation is close but we didn’t use it. Uchicago has a shuttle that goes there too. We mostly drove everywhere and didn’t have trouble with parking. The apartment was bigger than I expected so I was pleasantly surprised . The apartment was clean and tidy with ceiling fans if you got hot. We had no problems even though it’s an urban area. My daughter went jogging around the neighborhood and had no problems but I suggest you don’t go out by yourself. We would stay here again