I have a hard time writing critical reviews, but the property did not all at fit the expectations I had for it when I arrived. For context, I stayed here for a work trip and was looking for location that would give me a place to prepare and store food, as well a work space to use as a temporary office.
The unit does not have a true kitchen; it is a galley space with a hot plate on a countertop next to a utility sink, and there is a microwave in the bedroom part of the unit. I suspect this is why, as of this writing, there is no photo of the kitchen space included in the listing.
"Cozy" is in the title, but "cramped" is not—and the latter is more accurate. It is legitimately difficult to walk around the bed in the main space, and while there is a desk, it is squeezed against one wall with very little room for use. All of this could be fixed immediately with a smaller bed.
This property is one of several units crammed into a single house, and it shows. The walls are so thin that I could clearly hear a speakerphone conversation through the wall while lying on the bed—and I mean the person speaking OUT of the phone, not the person speaking into it. This was far from the private and quiet workspace that I was hoping for.
Check-in was a bit of a mess, though I'm sure that involved some crossed wires. I was supposed to receive a guide with key codes for the doors (there are two, one to get into the galley kitchen and another to get into the bedroom) the night before I arrived and did not. When I arrived, I knocked on the front door expecting to meet the host and instead met another guest who was very surprised to see me. I had to call the owner to get the keycode (and find the right door, which is on me), which is not how I wanted to end a long day of travel. I got a lot of messages from the host, but most were form messages that could well have been automated. One of of these arrived at 10.40 pm and instructed me to take the trash and recycle bins out to the street for pickup the following morning before 8 am—luckily I had a work obligation before then or I likely would have slept through it and missed the pickup.
This listing and it's price should be updated to better and more honestly reflect the quality of the stay and the actual amenities offered there. It's an industrial property that is clearly trying to maximize income from as many units as possible—it feels like a cheap hotel, which is not what I'm looking for when I come to AirBnB. The bottom line is, you can find a much better deal and have a much more pleasant stay elsewhere in Santa Clara.