Grace's place is lovely, and a great value, in my opinion. The neighborhood is about a 30 min ride to lower Manhattan. It is a more quiet place than downtown, yet it has a lot to offer (plenty of restaurants and cafes, as well as Isham Park). I'm a bit of an introvert, so I liked having a more quiet place to retreat to, after a day of touring around with a lot of people in lower Manhattan/Downtown.
You get a very well-equipped room (you have your own desk, sofa, comfy bed), as well as dishes and utensils if you wished to dine in (there's so much around to eat out though, it's kind of hard o want to eat in ;) ).
Grace's place is sparkling clean, and she is very welcoming. If you're lucky, you get to taste her delicious cooking! If I get to visit Manhattan again I would definitely stay there.