We stayed at Claire's for two weeks. It's a beautiful place on a quiet, tree-lined street. The district was residential and peaceful (for NYC, anyway), but there were nice small cafes and restaurants. We liked the short walk to the subway and, traveling with a kid, to the playground. The apartment was very clean with nice interiors and just like in the pictures. The only real complaint: the wi-fi was extremely slow and unreliable, driving us crazy at times.