Overall it’s a nice place! No major issues, I can definitely recommend this to someone visiting the area, although it’s not perfect so just writing this review so nobody is surprised by anything, but again don’t hesitate to stay here.
Pros
-Location is excellent, right beside the Palo Alto transit centre giving you easy access to the entirety of the Bay Area
-cleaned well when I came
-easy check in, secure place wasn’t worried about my valuables or my safety at all
-the laundry is awesome. Can connect with Bluetooth and an app so very convenient. Two washers and two dryers so never a major wait for that
-AC is awesome
-responsive host who I thought was also generally very understanding/helpful
Cons
being close to the Palo Alto transit Center also means the trains’ horns blaring can be heard easily which can be annoying for periods but never felt it was a major concern, just noting it. Never stopped me from sleeping.
the walls are very thin for this particular unit. Most notably there’s a unit right below you and you can hear everything that happens there. For example I could clearly hear someone turning on or off their sink even. Even normal volume conversations from people below will seep through readily to this unit. Sounds from TV also easily get through to you from the unit next door. You’re very much at the mercy of your neighbours having common courtesy in regards to how disturbed you’ll be. I stayed for several nights and neighbours were variably courteous, although when I brought it up to the host I noticed it wasn’t much of an issue afterwards so presumably it was dealt with well.
the second more notable issue is that the bathroom is very tiny. Overall I will say this unit is much smaller than the photo makes it appear. For the room it’s still good enough for a single traveller but the bathroom is too small. It’s small to the point you can’t really bring your clothes inside at the same time as showering, which isn’t a big deal if alone but the sink is also so small and has a glass shelf covering it so things like shaving become impossible in this unit unless you use the bathtub. Think public bathroom stall size with a small tub on the side.
Overall again it’s a nice place but be prepared for some issues with noise and a small bathroom. If you’re ok with that then it’ll serve you well!