I wanted a unique stay and opted for this “tiny home” because it looked cool and also because the location was described as “located in Downtown San Jose, near Japantown”.
I was misled. This place is outside of downtown San Jose. Off the Oakland Road exit on 101. It’s not a great area and parking really isn’t good. I had to move her trash cans on a trash day to reserve my parking spot but at night it gets filled up quick.
I texted Tara and she responded 3 hours later, when I politely explained to her I booked this mainly because of the described location, and it turning out to be not near where I needed to be, I asked her if she can refund the remaining two nights out of my three night booking and keep the cleaning fee. She never responded to me or Airbnb’s inquiries/calls. Just give me a response instead of ignoring it.
Now about the place, it’s so much smaller than it looks in the picture. It’s literally a small trailer home placed right next to their main house which doesn’t look at all very appealing. It has a magnetic door curtain to hold up a curtain that blocks the glass front door but it keeps sliding so the top 1/4 of the door will be transparent for light to come in and passerbys to be able to see inside.
The shower doesn’t turn hot until about ~7 minutes in and then you get another 7-10 minutes of hot water before it goes cold again. The place also has THE THINNEST WALLS, I literally heard every noise from the neighbors and the owners from both sides and even on top of the ceiling. They stated that it’s only loud if people throw parties on the weekend but that’s false, you can hear people talking, coughing, the tv, etc. if you need a quiet setting to fall asleep to, this isn’t for you.
The insulation is also horrible, it was only 60-65 degrees at night but inside it was really cold, and they have a plug in portable heater that didn’t do much in terms of heating.
I also had to crawl on my hands and knees the last 3 steps of the “stairs” to crawl into the mattress. I hit my head a few times and bumped my knee on the metal rail. The mattress looked thicker in the picture but it’s thin and uncomfortable. Nothing about this place is worth the price tag. You’re better off renting a nice SUV for half the price and just sleep in the trunk.
I’ve stayed at a lot of airbnbs and this is the worst experience with also the worst communication by the Host. I highly urge you to look elsewhere.