Tesla Motors Supercharger

If you’re a Tesla owner in the western suburbs with a vehicle capable of supercharging, this is the closest supercharger to you. There are 4 chargers available… and while the place appears to be well frequented by fellow Teslarati, I’ve never had to wait for a spot.
The chargers are located in the parking lot of the Two Brothers Roundhouse, towards the west, right behind the bus shelter on Route 25/​Broadway. There is also a Comfort Inn hotel just to the south of the Roundhouse with a connecting parking lot.
The Roundhouse has long hours so whether you’re there early in the morning or late at night, you can stop in for a beverage or a meal while the car is charging. The menu is diverse if rather esoteric. The staff is generally helpful and friendly… the prices are not obscene though not really cheap either… definitely in the «$$» category. There’s a café… staffed and frequented by hipsters, a bar with the two brothers brews and other assorted beer… and a sit down restaurant. Beer and souvenirs are available to buy and take away. There are restrooms… probably for customers only but no one seems to mind if random passers-​by use the facilities.
On weekend nights when a portion of the lot is closed off for valet parking and when special events are hosted in the parking lot like the Tour de Cure, care is taken to keep access to the charging spots open even though it may not look like it from afar. If a patron decides to rudely ICE you out of a charging spot, staff is generally helpful and takes swift action.
Outside of business hours of the Roundhouse, the place is a little desolate. Traffic dies down on 25 and the Metra trains parked across the way leave. But the parking lot is paved and flat, lit at night (although not well) and downtown Aurora is not as sketchy a place as it was in decades past. So if you observe general common sense rules like keeping doors locked, being aware of your surroundings and watching for strangers before jumping out of your car, this is as safe a location as any other supercharger.
My biggest gripe, as glad as I am to have a supercharger somewhat close to home, is that the location isn’t particularly convenient. It’s not really that close to I-88…the closest expressway. Broadway/​25 isn’t known for moving traffic through at a fast pace. So, aside from just wanting to have a supercharger in the western suburbs, I’m not entirely sure why Tesla put it here as opposed to, say, by 59 and 88 or Randall and 64 or 38. But, as I said, between not having one and having one located in a less than ideal spot, I’m glad we have a supercharger nearby.