The Home Depot — Randhurst

One of the main retail anchors to the Randhurst Shopping Village here in Palatine, you’ll find that there’s a magnanimous amount of cracked, tar-line-scarred pavement to call yours for either a short or long spell. While the pavement itself has seen better days, this is a solid lay-up despite being smack dab in the middle of an otherwise concrete jungle completely surrounded by retail distractions, traffic lights and congestion. 

If you can manage the suburban sprawl out in these parts and are simply looking to drop anchor for the night, then this place will do quite nicely. There’s great night lighting and early / late store opening / closing you’ll experience that there’s not much parked traffic here, so you’ll literally have your pick of places to park, of which I strongly recommend the NE corner where traffic coming and going is at its slowest, plus, you’ll be furthest from the storefront.

While scoring criteria may vary from one person to the next, here are the 5 most important criteria that informed my rating of this overnight location: convenience (EZ on- and off-access), safety & security, quality (of facilities), peace & quiet and amenities (either on-site or nearby). Here’s how I ranked this particular overnight spot:

Convenience: 4  

Safety & Security: 4 

Quality: 3 

Peace & Quiet: 3 

Amenities: 4 

Overall, I scored this location a 4

Happy Overnighting!