This is a converted motel, reworked with a modern, minimalist aesthetic. The design is well thought out and delivers for a clean, peaceful aesthetic, comfort.
The courtyard is great, with both a water and fire element, and tons of seating, and it's really beautifully done.
The fitness room and the guest rooms were extremely clean.
The lobby doubles as a place where you can order a glass of wine (pricey but welll curated) or beer (more reasonably priced) -- brilliant!
The AC fan is a pleasing sound (as opposed to a real motel unit) and can be turned on continuous fan mode for a nice sleeping white noise, something that makes the motel layout a non-issue.
The bathrooms use a barn door, which doesn't provide much sound privacy, and ours kept sliding halfway open, but that's the only drawback we found.
The bed was extremely comfortable. Standard hotel pillows were unimpressive, as hotel pillows tend to be.
For Palo Alto, this place very reasonably priced, making it a great value. What you give up is you are not in the exact middle of the downtown scene, but it's just minutes away.