Farnaz's place was conveniently located and reasonably priced option for a weeklong research stay at Stanford. I could easily walk towards the Caltrain station (and the Stanford shuttles) passing a number of coffee shops on the way each morning.
The apartment itself had the basics that you need, but I was especially grateful that check in was automated with a keypad and that there was air conditioning during a hotter week in the Bay Area. I did have to go hunt for coins to use the coin-operated washer and dryer, but the Bank of America down the street was happy to exchange a $20 for quarters.