We stayed at Nina's bnb as it was the most reasonably priced bnb we could find in the area as we were dropping our son off to school. Her bnb is 23 min from Stanford which was not a bad drive at all.
It's also 45 min from Oakland and San Francisco if you're staying for an extended amount of time. It's a perfect location to everywhere! We used this opportunity to turn our college drop off into a vacation and stayed for two weeks.
The bnb was exactly as it looks in the photos. Very clean, however, there was a an ant problem in the kitchen. The ants seem to come in through the window seal. We are not use to that being from the East coast, so we did not cook.
Additionally, the shower curtain hadn't been cleaned or changed prior to our arrival. I made Nina aware of this and she did order a replacement, however, it didn't arrive until our 5th day there and we had to hang it ourselves. Also, I would recommend that you bring your own washcloths.
If you know you are staying for an extended amount of time, I would suggest checking for these things along with the essentials (i.e. toilet paper) upon your arrival so that you can let Nina know immediately. She's slow to responding, but she's very nice and I'm sure she would fulfill your requests.