Lisa's home is a gorgeous old place. It is funky in the best sense: charming and full of personality, just like its owner. It's located a couple of short blocks from downtown Burlingame, a wonderful area to shop, eat, stroll and people-watch.
My room was incredibly comfortable and beautifully appointed. It included such five-star touches as bathrobe, slippers, sleep-time eyeshade, and a water bottle and drinking glass.
While I'm not an enormous fan of shared bathrooms, in this case it turned out to be no problem, and the bathroom itself is outfitted fully for guests' comfort: lots of thick towels and hand towels, and a sundries basket for those who've forgotten razors, shave cream, and the like.
As a host, Lisa was available, reliable, and likably chatty. She prepared an unbelievable breakfast for guests, including pastries, toast, eggs, cereals, tea and coffee, and more. I felt like I was staying in a deluxe bed and breakfast.
A note about noise. Lisa's adorable dog is enthusiastically vocal, the home is located not far from the train tracks and San Francisco International Airport, and my bedroom faced a well-traveled side street. If you don't mind the sound of the occasional dog bark, train horn (romantic!), jet rumble or car grumble, it's not at all a problem. I tend to be (overly?) sensitive to noise, but even I found the place livable.
Indeed, I heartily recommend Lisa's comfy and pleasant home, a refuge providing perfect respite for harried travelers.