Location, location location.
It's on a leafy residential street hidden behind a several huge hotels. There are three very small buildings behind a private gate. Inside, it's bigger than I expected, with a kitchen, small living room, but two large bedrooms. Furnishings are new and clean, nothing fancy, but much more comfortable than those hotels.
Mostly I loved being able to the convention center, and walk home from the San Jose nightlife in just 10 minutes.