Total privacy and very clean. Separate entrance great for coming and going. Can hear hosts when they are in kitchen and heading up stairs but they work very hard to not disturb. Location is excellent. Walked to Stanford and to Downtown Palo Alto on beautiful streets. This was my first "in home" stay and I was very pleased given cost of hotels in area but I probably won't choose this type of venue in future. Went to a restaurant to watch Supreme Court testimony due to flat screen only available for Netflix. Hostess was excellent. Bottled water helpful given how much I walked. No need for a car.