overall, it was fine. the house is in central san jose and i was there for a conference in a downtown hotel, for which it was well situated. it's an old house which means it does smell like an old house, which i didn't mind. communication (response time) and checkin went fine. cleanliness could be improved (hair in the bed, hair in the bathroom, mirrors not clean) but to katrina and blake's credit, when i pointed out that the bathroom was dirty, they cleaned it right away. however, the pillows smelled like head/sweat and should definitely be washed (not only the covers, but the pillows and duvet).
here's what you should know about the room:
- very noisy during the day because of planes going right over the house
- right next to the entrance door which means you will hear the other guests going in and out. if they don't close the door correctly, it will beep and you'll have to get up and close it.
- only window looks onto the street, so little to no privacy except for when curtains closed.
- house is rather dark, not a lot of strong lighting
- the shampoo in the bathroom is old, open hotel size shampoo that expired in 2017. wouldn't hurt to get rid of it and just put a bottle of shampoo&soap in the shower.
if all you need is a place to sleep and k&b take care of the cleanliness issues, this is a fine airbnb. i would say that it is a little overpriced though.
i have to add that we did not have hot water for a couple of days and katrina and blake gave a refund immediately. that was good.