I'm surprised that other reviews as positive as they are. The key positive is being very close to everything in downtown Palo Alto and having your own space. There's also solid AC, which is great for sleeping and hot days, and a nice shower. But after that, it's mostly negatives - there were cobwebs in the corner of the kitchen, the trash had some sort of mold growing on the bottom, the kitchen didn't have some basic things (i.e. serrated knife, toaster) or it was old equipment (i.e. rusty oven trays). The couch looked kind of gross so I threw a blanket over it, and the bed was not comfortable. It also says there's a washer-dryer but doesn't say that it's shared, behind the building, and coin-operated. Finally, it's an old Victorian home - so you can hear your neighbors walking up the creaky stairs and moving around above you.
In general, it shows that the place doesn't get any attention. It's live-able, and I stayed here for 30 days, but given the price point, I wouldn't do it again knowing what I know now. I also tried to communicate with Kathy a couple times early on and got no response, although I got responses later on.