Mei Lin was very welcoming and went out of her way to make arrangements for me to get access whenever I arrived, My check in time was flexible. The room was clean and quiet and though I shared a bathroom I never saw anyone else using it. Mei Lin has a lovely garden in both the front and the back of her house including a fountain in the back, which you can hear from the room. The neighborhood is beautiful and the location is very convenient to downtown Palo Alto by foot.