If you do stay in that neighborhood take a walk around and look at the "townhouses" the rich people used to live in. George Peabody, Emily Post, Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt. Also check out The Engineers Club and The George Peabody library for cool interiors and woodwork. For eats... Afgan Restaurant, Brewers Art, Tio Peppe's, The Helmand, Marie Louis Bistro. Lots of good places to eat.