This cottage is surrounded by beautiful flowers (at least in June, and I suspect at many other times of the year). It provides a calm and tranquil place to relax, and there's access to the pool. Occasionally we heard a neighbor's chickens clucking softly, which added to the atmosphere, and luckily there were no roosters (the city does not allow roosters in residential areas due to the noise they make). The cottage is located in a cute residential neighborhood, within about a half mile of a drug store and a mile of a grocery store. There are yummy restaurants in the same range; we tried (and liked) the Burmese and the Ethiopian restaurants. I grew up in the area and appreciated a lot of the small touches in the cottage, including the beautiful landscapes of Northern California and Nevada. I plan to come back the next time I need a place to stay in San Jose!