<p>Though the Midway Airport hotels are not like staying in the city, I did stay there overnight for move-in one year. I had no problem leaving a packed car in the very well lit parking lot, and I made sure I parked as close to the entrance as possible. Now, if it were me, I’d plan to get to the area the evening before. Scope out Hyde Park, grab some dinner and head to the hotel. There’s a Marriott (and all of its less expensive siblings) in a hotel-park kind of situation. Then head to campus in the morning. Most times the drive time from Midway to campus is less than 1/2 hour, depending on whether you take 55th Street or the I-55 to Lake Shore Drive. Another advantage to the Midway area is that there is a convenient BB & B, Best Buy and Target if you need to do some last minute shopping the night before! If you’re staying more than that one night, I too would move to a hotel in Chicago after move-in.</p>