My wife and I rented this second-floor, one-bedroom duplex unit for two weeks in June. This was our second stay with the owner, Anna. Last summer we rented Anna's two-bedroom unit on the ground floor of the same duplex. We really liked that unit, but it was not available during our recent stay in June. We had been disappointed that we'd have to take the smaller one-bedroom unit, but in fact, we liked the smaller unit very much and may opt to stay there in the future, even if the larger unit is available.

Our favorite feature was the large private patio that comes with the upstairs unit. We spent many hours on that patio. The spacious living room is identical to the one in the ground floor unit, as is the large bedroom and bathroom. The kitchen is smaller but worked fine for us and it is well stocked with cookware, utensils, etc. I was able to enjoy cooking while I was there as much as in the bigger unit. Storage space in the unit was ample as well.

The laundry facilities for both units are in the garage and there is parking for one car per unit in the driveway, so no hassle with street parking. The location is perfect, particularly for anyone who is visiting at Stanford. The campus is literally right across the street. The location is also in walking distance of a wonderful grocery store, a Sunday market on N. California Avenue, a dry cleaners, restaurants, and also close to downtown Palo Alto and Town & Country Shopping Center.