My family had come to San Jose to see a hockey game and chose to stay at Michael's place. We are so glad that we did! The house was close to so many things - less than 10 minutes from the arena and the airport, close to the highway, and near a lot of great restaurants. The house was very clean and welcoming. Michael was so responsive to my questions, usually in under five minutes from my sending a question to him, and he was very friendly with all his communications.
When you walk into the house, there is the living room that is beautifully decorated and makes you feel more at home than any hotel ever could. The kitchen had several staple items that you are able to use (spices, olive oil, etc) as well as tea and coffee. On the kitchen table was a bottle of wine and a box of cookies for us. While we don't drink wine, we really appreciated the thoughtful touch. There are three bedrooms and the beds were very comfortable. With six of us staying at the house, it was also really helpful that there were two bathrooms. After spending a rainy day in San Francisco, it was also really nice to have access to a dryer to quickly dry all of our soaking wet clothes.
Access to the house was so easy because there is a coded lock on the door so you don't need to have any keys (there are some inside for people who prefer to carry keys, but it was really nice not needing to use them because I tend to lose keys). The house is a duplex that is shared with a permanent renter. She has two small dogs that were very quiet. We saw them outside one morning while we were there, otherwise I would not have known they were even living there. The house is in the flight path of the airport, so occasionally you can hear the planes overhead, but you get used to it so quickly that after a short period of time, you don't hear them anymore.
We would definitely come back and stay here next time we visit the San Jose area. I would also recommend Michael's place to anyone visiting the bay area.