This place is in a great location if you want to experience the area directly around the apartment location or if you want to experience downtown but don't want to stay there. We chose to take the South Shore into Chicago instead of driving in. We didn't want to worry about where to park. The apartment is close to an L stop and Ubers are readily available. We come from an area where public transportation is not great...this is not the case with the Chicago area. You can get to where you need go without a car.