I moved from the Bay Area to Texas and try to make it out at least once a year to visit friends and family while also attending the Fanime Convention down town. Since I’d be staying for two weeks we wanted to save on the expense of a hotel room, my partner and I decided to try out an Air BnB instead.
What really sold me where two things: parking availability and a private entrance. First the parking; for it being a residence in Downtown San Jose, on site parking is a lifesaver. The listing described the driveway as spacious enough to fit five cars. Realistically it fit three cars however we would have to coordinate with other housemates in order to leave. Street parking was available however it was sparse and a couple of times we would have to park far down the street. Secondly, the private entrance was unavailable due to major construction on the backyard. This wasn’t a huge let down in the end since we were never locked out of the house and got in just fine from the front door. But since there was major construction underway, we would have to clear the driveway for the crew and wait until they were done to repark.
We did also notice a minor ant problem in the bathroom.
With all of that aside our stay was nice. We enjoyed our private bathroom and the room was clean. For our needs and budget, Ravi’s place was a great room to rent for our stay.