I stayed at the house with Kirsten and the rest of her family for about three weeks. It was the first three weeks of a longer stay in U.S. for me so felt a bit lost in the beginning, but Kirsten was very considerate and helpful.
The room is as shown on the photos, nothing more, nothing less. For me it was perfect, I basically needed a room to sleep in and a kitchen I could use for breakfast and occasional cooking.
It is in biking distance to Stanford campus (10-15 min), California Av and Caltrain (5 min) and University av (ca 15 min). Some okay restaurants just around the corner. Although the house is very close to the busy El Camino, it was not a problem noisewise - nice and quiet neighbourhood. If you are very sound-sensitive this room may not be for you. You hear if people are talking in the living room, and occasionally from the kitchen as well. This was no problem for me, but may be if you are sensitive about sounds. Easy access to kitchen and big washing machine and dryer in garage. They also have bikes you can borrow which I found super-convenient. And, just a few days before I left, they got three hens which they have in their backyard!