I stayed here for 2 weeks with my daughter and wife. This place is really amazing. Its situated in beautiful residential area in downtown, Palo alto. We found host to be very friendly and helpful. One of the day we found it was very hot so host arranged portable AC very next day. There were few books and snacks also when we checked in. Host was very mindful of our needs and proactively things were arranged. We as family were very happy with it and cherished our stay.
There is small garden outside where one can sit and enjoy. Since its very close to Stanford so you will find several students and young crowd in nearby restaurants which are 2 mins walk. There is Wholefood which is 5 mins walk and Trader's joe which is around 15 mins walk. Also Palo Alto transit is also 5 mins walk and one can take Cal train to SFO and also can take bus to near by places.
I would highly recommend this place if you want to live in peaceful residential area and also wants to take advantage living close to high energy place which includes restaurants, parks, public transit.