for my opinion one of the better places to stay in the city, and especially near university of Chicago. It is a bit perhaps at the edge of a 'bad' neighborhood, but I biked to the uni of chicago each day (about a 10 minute ride) with no problems
This is not the place to stay if you want a fancy airbnb, rather it is a place to stay if you want a basic and inexpensive airbnb that has the basic things. The owner is very nice, I was annoyed that there was no way to make coffee and she said she will put one in, lets see if she does I think so.
really close to the highway, really close to well connected metrostations, for like 30 35 dollars a night is very fair.