Chose a hotel that is not on Interstate 55 make sure that rooms have interior doors. Too many of the hotels in the Vagina Triangle have bad reputations.
Search coed on "recommendations" and you will find hundreds of similar threads asking the same question.
Here is a map of major hobby areas and the thread discussions should help inform your decision:
https://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=654993
While the map is old, it is still very useful to a newcommer. Do NOT advertise your location in Wilco or you may get an opportunity to spend some additional days as a guest of the county in the Georgetown lockup.