<p>Ditto JHS. Midway would be a last choice for me too. The time we stayed at Midway hotel I was horrified–why would anyone stay there??! Why can’t we find anything in the Loop??! I can’t believe that Hotwire has nothing!! But as it was, that weekend we couldn’t find anything in the Loop for less than a large fortune. So we sucked it up, and driving back and forth to Hyde Park wasn’t as bad as I’d thought it would be. </p>
<p>In fact (off topic), it helped me crystallize my views on some supposedly dangerous neighborhoods to the west of U of C. What made the biggest impression on me was the not-so-affluent but nicely maintained neighborhood. It confirmed what I’d already decided during the high school visits, that my daughter’s riding back and forth between school and the airport on the bus would be perfectly safe.</p>