Honest review of the place:
I stayed here 2 months and overall not impressed with this property I’ll start with the cons:
Kitchen: the microwave door handle is missing, property manager told me this when I moved in and for 2 months it was never fixed, I don’t think he has any intention on fixing it just telling renters upon arrival (but hopefully this encourages him to do so). Not only does the microwave not have a handle, but once your in it to warm food you have to “nudge it” so It will heat your food. I warmed some oatmeal one morning for 2 minutes, it never warmed, I reached out to the property manager he said, “I told you when we toured the place to nudge it, you don’t remember that?” No I didn’t remember that because I was too shocked at no handle and no plans to replace. Also, in the kitchen random things in the draw, not cleaned just left from prior guest.
Living room/dinning room: a nice open space couch broken, the folding table as pictured is correct, looks like something from a garage to play cards on.
Bedroom: well you have a extra mattress randomly in the room, for guess I’m assuming to take place as a “air mattress” which is something you can store away when your not using. But not the mattress it is big and out of place right in the room. The room has no light or lamp, so it’s just a dark room. I ordered my own sheets and pillow cases, because…. Well you see the picture of the sheets he has. It was extra sheets in the closet, and pillow cases for 4 pillows. All the blankets and sheets appear donated or hand down.
Bathroom: toilet needed to be plungered often. Not many towels and no hand towels
Balcony: old box, broom, and trash in the corner not thrown away just sitting there.
Pros:
Kitchen: it’s a good size and the stove works.
Living room/dining room: couch is comfortable on the unbroken side and nice rug.
Bedroom: it’s a bedroom somewhere you can sleep
Bathroom: it’s a bathroom nice size and the closet has a light with shelves.
Balcony: safe calming space to sip tea and read a book.
Location: near Santana row for great shopping and eating, pool is a nice touch and hot tub!
Overall, I was not impressed with my stay. You think of Airbnb and think of home away from home with nice, clean amenities. Although Location is important and you are really close to Santana Row! It’s about 100 other properties for the same price that are clean and near Santana row. I waited to late to book a place and ended up paying $9000 for two months in a place that was not up to my standard. It was livable, but the owner needs to take more pride in his property and use some of the money to buy new sheets and pillow cases, a dining table, a new couch, hire a good cleaning service and make this place a nice stay for people vacationing or in town for work. It has a lot of potential, because I have stayed in a condo in villa contina before which was amazing! So I know what it should be like. I hardly like to leave a bad review, but I also believe people like myself deserve the truth about a property before booking a place you can’t get your money back for. Hope this helps the property manager and future people who decide to book.