I've stayed in a lot of Airbnbs. This was definitely not the best Airbnb I've stayed in, but it also wasn't the worst. My wife and I visited together for a single night before an event early in the morning in San Jose. Here are some pros and cons for this listing:
Pros:
* The listing interior is nicely designed, as the listing photos show, with nice furniture and two high quality TVs. The space is very functional.
* It was nice that there was a private parking space associated with the listing.
* When we had issues during check-in, Ann was very quick to message back with helpful instructions. Communication in general was quite easy.
* The bed was reasonably comfortable.
* The location is pretty good, with good access to the highway in particular.
* The price was pretty reasonable.
* The listing was fairly clean. It didn't feel hotel-level clean to me, but it was clean enough.
Cons:
* There is a *very* steep transition from the street to the driveway to get into the parking lot for the listing. I have a Hyundai hatchback and it loudly crashed against the curb every time we drove away from the listing. I was seriously worried I was going to damage my car each time. I would not recommend this listing unless you have a big car that sits high off the ground.
* The listing was fairly drafty inside. It was cold the night we stayed there, and it was pretty cold inside as a result. I can imagine the reverse, that it gets very hot in the summer, as well.
* We found the check-in instructions pretty confusing. There were no pictures of the outside of the listing on the listing page or the check-in guide. It was not super obvious how to find the listing's parking space, and we accidentally went to the wrong one first. There were conflicting instructions about the parking space in the check-in guide and the host's message to us. (Just a typo, I believe, but still confusing.) The touch lock on the door was also a bit confusing to operate - it seemed like you needed to press two random numbers that would pop up to turn the screen on each time, before you could input the code. We ultimately got in, but it wasn't the smoothest process.
* The blinds in the bedroom do not do a great job of blocking light. There is a light from the street that is very visible from the bed through the blinds. (We put pillows up inside the window blinds to block it, which worked reasonably well.)
* There were not a ton of amenities provided. For instance, the listing has no cups (just mugs), no shampoo, and pretty thin towels. To be fair, the listing description is accurate - the listing does not list shampoo or "essentials" as amenities that are provided. I should have checked more closely when booking.
* The listing does list that it has smoke alarms in the listing description, but, concerningly, I didn't see any present. I did see a number of spots that were clearly designed to hold smoke alarms, but they were all empty. Perhaps they were present but hidden somewhere in the listing.
All in all, we had an adequate experience, but I'm not sure I would book it again if given the chance.