Jose and his parents are hosts that go above and beyond. Jose lives elsewhere, but is accessible by phone and his parents consistently checked in to see if I needed anything, and let me do my laundry twice for no extra fee (one night it even rained and Jose's father woke up to bring my hanging laundry inside)! The kitchen is also great and stocked for you to be able to cook and keep things in the fridge.
The downside is that the walls have virtually no sound proofing: You can hear whatever's going on in the house (though his parents aren't noisy, and so the plumbing is the main noise maker), as well as outside. The bedroom is on the ground floor and on a street right opposite a school, making it really hard to sleep in past 8:30 on a weekday.
The location is great in that it's in a more residential area but still a 15-25 minute walk to the downtown attractions. There are lots of grocery stores around, and it's near a lot of good bars and restaurants.