This is a huge, beautiful old house and Linda is a really sweet and gracious host. The neighborhood is super safe, and Burlingame Ave, a really cute downtown street, is about a 10 minute walk. It's also about a 10 minute walk to the Caltrain, which will easily get you to San Francisco or all the way down to San Jose. If you need to go to East Bay, it's easy to take the bus to the Millbrae BART (this is also another way of getting to San Francisco).
The room has really good sound proofing and blackout shades, so I got great sleep here. It also has a nice space heater for keeping warm.
There is a really cute, friendly golden lab, but I have to warn you she is very insistent about the tummy rubs!