I stayed with Parinaz and Afsheen (her son) for 7 months and they are some of the warmest and nicest people I've ever met! Gorgeous home; beautifully decorated indoors with a large backyard with fruit trees, stream, etc. The private circle drive that leads up to the house is surrounded by well-kept trees and shrubbery. Taxi drivers that dropped me off and visitors (colleagues) always commented on how beautiful the home and neighborhood was.
The neighborhood is very quiet and there are many other beautiful homes surrounding hers. The bus stop is about a 7 min walk from front door to the actual stop. Though, I got a car after the 3rd month because public transportation in this part of the Bay (any part of the Bay really, except San Francisco) is pretty inconvenient and unreliable.
Parinaz was around often and was very responsive and accommodating. She takes fantastic care of her home and it stays remarkably and meticulously clean. She was thoughtful enough to offer a ride from time to time, suggest restaurants, offer her home cooked meals (she's an AMAZING cook-vegetarian too; mainly with veggies and fruits fom her own backyard garden!). Don't get me started on her kitchen! The skylights, the stoves, the middles island and counter spaces, spices, tea brewers, etc... BEAUTIFUL kitchen. one you'd find in magazines. Skylights are consistent throught the house, fantastic natural light throughout the day through the whole house.
The other housemates (I usually had two with one empty room) are very respectful and quiet. Usually students at Foothill. I worked in Mountain View and with traffic it took me 20 mins to get to work, without, about 10-15 minutes.
The shopping centers are about 2 miles away driving and there's a great breakfast/brunch place called "A Good Morning Cafe" that has your typical breakfast items and a pretty darn delicious crab cake benedict. A very popular boba tea place is two doors down from the breakfast cafe and stays open late! In the same area, there's a lot of shopping- stores like Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, and smaller shops and restaurants.
Afsheen is also extremely nice and accommodating (he sometimes housesits when his mom runs errands or goes out of town). He was very responsive and assisted with anything I needed when Parinaz wasn't around.
The room is a corner room and has ample amounts if natural light. The room was better than described in my opinion and the bathroom was spacious, nicely decorated, and clean. The bed was also comfortable and there was plenty of closet and storage space. A full length mirror is in the room as well as a decorative wall length mirror right outside the door for last-minute outfit checks ;)
Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this place sincerely appreciate Parinaz and Afsheen for some of the best hospitality I've ever received! Thank you both!