Deb's place is well located in Palo Alto w/ easy access to downtown and Stanford University / mall. While we enjoyed our stay, I wish the place had more kitchen equipment (e.g., a cutting board), some basic kitchen items (e.g., coffee, tea, salt, pepper, etc.) and just overall more character coming from interior design. The place has the bare bones, but clearly nobody lives there on a regular basis; it's clearly meant for renting out full-time.
The other part that was truly surprising is the cleaning fee of $250. If you stay for one night, the cleaning fee almost matches the rent per night...and sorry, $250 for cleaning a house that only has the bare bones just doesn't add up. In the absence of clear information I need to make an assumption. And the assumption I make here is that the host is making additional money off the cleaning fee. Not a fan...