I had an excellent stay at Baris's place. The house is very spacious, pleasant, and clean, in a nice leafy area about 15 min walk from the edge of the Stanford campus. I was visiting for a conference at the university, and was able to walk over to the James Clark center every morning (about 30 mins; the campus is very big). I arrived back late every evening (took cabs back from from downtown Palo Alto as it's a little too far to walk from there) without any problem. I believe Baris and some of his family were there for part of the 3 days I was there but didn't have (or need) any interaction after the initial pleasant welcome. The room is at the back of the house, with a double bed, glass doors opening out to the back garden with a private(ish) set of table + chairs immediately outside, and a very nice private bathroom next door. I can happily recommend the place and the host to anyone looking for a simple but high quality accomodation option in the area.