I had a great stay at Nona’s place for almost three months during my summer internship in the Bay Area.
The room is in a somewhat old but well-maintained wooden house that had not seemed special at the time of booking online, but turned out to have pleasant little surprises: the living room is lighter and more spacious than it looks like in the pictures; the backyard behind the house is full of lovely fruit trees and is quite enjoyable for having a breakfast outside; and, although small, the kitchen is rather functional and had everything I needed whenever I was cooking my own dinners.
The (Bronze) bedroom itself was great too, with the only minor caveat: it has less sunlight coming through its window in the afternoon than you might expect. The window is facing the garden and has a couple of nice trees whose leafage throws a shadow on it. It has not been a problem for me, as I was getting back from work in the evenings anyway, but if you are planning to spend afternoons in your room and would like to have direct sunlight, consider booking the Silver bedroom: its window is facing the other way and does not have such a big shadow being casted on it.
Ample parking space is available on the propery next to the front porch, behind the house’s fence with a remote-controllable gate.
Nona is very attentive to her guests being comfortable, and is very responsive to their questions and requests. For example, I had a minor problem with fitting of the insect screen on the window of my room, and she went out of her way to replace it completely. Another time, my remote gate opener became flaky, and she took immediate action to make sure I’ve got a perfectly working one.
Nona is also thoughtful of her choice of guests. All the people that I was sharing the house with during my stay (there are four rooms, with at most three of them being booked usually) were great: polite, educated, hard-working, and responsible in sharing the space. (With two of them, in fact, I even made friends.)
Overall, I’d recommend it for both a short and long-term stay. If the location and traffic works for you, it is a great option for the price.