This was my first AirBnB ever and I can honestly say I'm blown away. I had to be in Sunnyvale for 3 days for work, and chose Diana's place randomly based off of reviews and a few quick communications. Turned out to be a fantastic choice. Few things:
- Super nice, genuinely enjoyed talking to her. The best description I can think is that she is like that elementary school teacher who genuinely enjoys her job and is always smiling.
- She obviously puts a lot of thought into every little detail. For example, every door/lock has little markings to show you which way to turn the key to lock. Similar signs exist on the coffee maker (Keurig, with full selection of pods), shower, etc.
- Entire house is very clean.
- Room is an old bed room -- nothing out of the ordinary in terms of architecture/etc, but has a decent full-sized memory foam bed (about medium-firm), a sturdy desk, speakers, good closet space and a fun little lava lamp. Bunch of things on the wall from a previous occupant (daughter?) give it a nice home-feeling.
- Amenities (in terms of food, drink) are better than you'll find at any hotel -- she offers basically full access to a generously stocked and equipped kitchen (fruits, cereal, milk, and much more). If you end up staying here, please don't abuse it!
- She "turned down" my bed, which means un-tucking a made bed for sleeping. Yeah, it's unnecessary technically, but the only other place I have had turn-down service is at a very expensive resort hotel I went for my honeymoon.
- On my second day there, I was having car problems and Diana recommended an auto-repair place that she knew personally and trusted -- I ended up taking her recommendation and got great service at the auto place without the stress of looking for a trustworthy mechanic in an unfamiliar city.
- Ditto for the jogging-track that she recommended.
- Dead quiet at night.
- A lot of street parking, no problems there.
List could go on but you get the point. Hopefully I have similar luck with other AirBnBer's.
Thanks Diana!