Pros: This was one of the cleanest Airbnbs I have stayed at. Stable internet Wi-Fi for work and entertainment (Roku TV worked well). The bed was super comfortable, and the host provided ample sheets, towels, and blankets for flexibility. The location was great for accessing SF or San Jose, but the surrounding shops and restaurants that were walking distance was not a decent selection. I did, however, love how close (walking distance) it was to one of the state parks.
Cons: It’s not quiet. And some of the communication was iffy.
This Airbnb labels itself as being quiet, and one of the house rules: “We do not allow parties at our house. Please be quiet after 10pm to avoid disturbing neighbors.” This is a converted garage space with no work done to properly insulate the walls. First day in this Airbnb, 3pm to 1 AM, there was a huge party kitty-corner to the house, we can feel every drunken crowd laughter, they had a live band. 5AM, next door neighbor’s Apple phone alarm goes off, snooze, goes off. Water/heat tank for the dwellings above and next door is located inside of this unit, so when they decide to take a shower at 11pm, it starts to hum. No wonder there was a jar of ear plugs on the table - it seems like noise is a major issue. We promptly communicated any concerns we had with the host, especially the next-door noise and requesting an earlier check-in because of the very late check-in time of 4pm (ultimately the host was inflexible with the 4pm and we were surprised but we were ok with that). However with the noise issues, though they mentioned they would ask the neighbors to be more accommodating, the noise issue never went away, and we do not think it is accurate to call this a quiet stay.
Lastly with regard to communication--I could not locate the coffee maker, and it so happens it was broken and the new one was sent in an Amazon package to our door, but this was not communicated until I contacted the host during our stay about the missing coffee maker. I agree with a previous review that the decorations are far from ‘luxe’, but it did not bother me as much as how the host gave a lot of rules that matched a different Airbnb property. Some of our directions were for a different property they own. There were mismatches between check-in directions messaged to me versus what was in the Airbnb App photos for check-in process. The car parking spot was moved, but there was no indication which one was correct.