Our family of 11 stayed at Maria’s place. The house is quite large with lots of bedrooms that accommodated us nicely. Maria was super responsive whenever we needed anything or had any questions. She even was able to accommodate an early check in for us. She also sent over many yummy treats that were much appreciated. We were attending Stanford graduation so the location was great for us.

I have to say overall we were disappointed with the home. The outside front entrance was not very well kept with cobwebs everywhere. The outdoor spaces in general were generally dirty and neglected. The backyard had four plastic chairs, a small table and two lounge chairs all which were too dirty to sit on and not nearly enough to accommodate a party of 11. The gas grill outdoors was nice but also in need of a cleaning before use.
The interior of the house has a dingy, dorm room feel. Not what I was expecting from a 5-star vacation rental. There are lots of signs all over the house with various rules including NO SMOKING and a large placard in the back yard that says “NO DUMPING NO YARD WASTE NO LITTERING FINE $300 + COST”. Not very welcoming. The furniture is small and cheap and not very comfortable. The decor is very cheap with lots of odd knick knacks around. There are exposed wires duct taped to the floors upstairs and on the kitchen walls. The window treatments are very flimsy and see-through.
The bedrooms on the whole were spacious and some with great built in closets. The beds and bedding comfortable with the exception of the king bed in the master. My brother and sister-in-law slept here and said the mattress was terrible and they kept sinking into the middle. They had to sleep in a different bed after the first night. The master bath was nice and modern however the other three were quite dated.
There’s a nice huge TV upstairs but not nearly enough seating for all of us to watch a movie. There is free WiFi but it is dangerously unsecured.
Maria was a lovely host but I think her place falls a bit short of a really great vacation rental.