Some things I enjoyed, during my 5-night stay, (Rm. #5); the large closet with two large sliding doors fits my stuff great. The over 11' high arched ceiling made the room feel really large and airy. There was only one occasion when I waited for the bathroom, which was less than 2-minutes, in five days. Having to ask a guest in the kitchen to stop having a conversation on speakerphone next to my bedroom. She quickly apologized and stopped. That was the only mildly annoying thing in 5-days!! It was very quiet 85% of the time. That's amazing considering there were at least five people staying in the house at any given time, using two bathrooms and one kitchen. When the internet router went down, Simon immediately went and got a new one. The internet was running again as fast as anyone could have done it. Kerry and Simon absolutely make it their priority to keep standard of cleanliness, accommodation, making your experience the best, very accommodating.
During late November nighttime temperatures ranged from 35-45 at night (that's pretty cold for San Jose). My short tenancy had me balancing the temperature, via the vent, Thermostat, windows, because the room can be too hot, or too cold. It was as if more heat was being channeled to my rooms air vent, (I checked other vents!) ... haha. That's the only drawback, you have to lay down on the ground, almost fully extending your arm, then grab a short, almost jagged piece of metal, and toggle it back and forth to open and close the heat vent, which even when closed, substantial heat is still forced out, over warming the room. I open both windows and got good cross-ventilation cooling the room down, but when it's 35 degrees out and the heat goes off after you've windows open, cooled the rm. it's cold! Then the next minute you're trying to heat it cause it's too cold, and then cool it off because it's too hot, again. It's a vicious cycle...
But regardless, even with this "minor inconvenience", as I already stated above the vibe was really great! Kerry was super accommodating with adjusting the heat thermostat control to create the best environment during my stay. I enjoyed several conversations with Kerry and Simon and another guest. Kerry had me taste her hand made rice dumpling filling. Delicious!
From a host-guest perspective, Kerry, and Simon, as good as it gets! Hosts are warm and friendly, providing solid service, exceptionally clean and functional space, simple utilitarian elegance... at a great lower price, you get all you need, nothing more, no TV, fridge, awesome! –John C.