When I travel for work, I usually just Uber everywhere. But on a recent trip to Champaign-Urbana, I had to leave on an extremely early morning flight and was worried there wouldn't be an Uber available. My hotel booked Malik from Black Cab, and the experience was perfect.
Malik showed up early and quickly whisked me away in a really nice black mid-size car. He was super friendly and caring and even asked if I needed to stop for breakfast since there wasn't anything at the airport.
Our ride was easy, pleasant, and efficient. Malik was also happy to take a credit card -- I love that he didn't try to force me to use cash like so many other cab companies. The cost was a few bucks more than an Uber, but the experience was exceptional and much more timely.
I can see myself only using Black Cab on future trips to CU!