We had a great stay at Laurel's place and liked the kitchen a lot, which has a lot of cooking amenities. When traveling with small children (in our case 2-3-year-olds) it comes handy to have the option to fix a meal and do laundry. The place is in a great location, close to Stanford campus and nice restaurants in Menlo Park/Palo Alto. The house is located in a quiet private street so that there is hardly any noise from traffic.