Far West Village thoughts?

I've been enamored with the West Village for a while, but I have never lived there. However, I am planning a move this fall. I have seen 3 co-op rentals at 304 West 10th street (great river views on the 4th and 5th floors) and it seems a nice pre-war bldg from what I can tell. The only negative I can see is no laundry. As far as the area, the other tradeoff is being farther from the subway. However, I love that the area is close to the Highline and not clogged up so much with people like Bleecker St and overly touristy. I am a quiet type not a party person. Any experts out there have any thoughts. Again I'm just going on my initial impressions. I can only afford a studio in this area, but I am a 'place over space' type of person.