Jian was a fine host. Anytime there was an issue she would respond promptly, the problem was there were a couple of major issues.

1. I stayed for 6 weeks and into my second week my room became saturated with cigarette smoke. No other part of the house really had this issue except my room. Jian explained that the neighbors smoked and that was the cause. The level of smoke was similar to a cigar lounge. I tried airing it out, turning on the ceiling fan, burning candles, air fresheners (which Jian provided) and just could not get rid of the smell. It was truly the equivalent of staying in a smoking room in an old Las Vegas hotel.

2. The thermostat in the room is sealed off from use so the only heat you really have is an electric blanket that Jian provides. I wasn't a big fan of that as it was Jan/Feb and the room has leaky windows.

3. There are two main lights in the room and one of them is controlled by an automatic sensor. If you don't move around every three minutes or so the room becomes significantly darker. This was fairly annoying as I found no way to switch this setting off.

4. The public areas were OK but one of the two showers has bad water temperature issues. You couldn't get that water past warm.

The only positive I could see was that they have a big driveway for gated parking. It is close to public transportation and downtown San Jose. Other than that I would not recommend staying here.