We're small town folks and haven't traveled to too many large cities, so the neighborhood was a bit intimidating to us. If driving, there's parking on the street. Once we were in our apartment and met Nicky, we felt safer. We didn't have any issues on our 10 minute walk to and from the Green line rail station. Her little farm is cute. She provided lots of small amenities and we had eggs from the farm too! I suggest picking up a train & bus paper map along with a 3-7 Day CTA pass. The pass can be bought at most train station and really saves you time and money on the long run. Nicky has great suggestions if you can catch her. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would recommend her space.