"The Carlyle" is among the better looking properties from Synergy. Located barely 2 miles from the Great America Parkway, it is close to Yahoo, Sun, Citrix, Nortel, Cisco and other landmarks of Silicon Valley. It is within 20-30 minute walking distance from LRT (to Mountain View), shopping and food plaza (Rivermark Plaza), many other extended stay hotels and 'normal' hotels like the Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott.

The community has a fitness center, a swimming pool (of dubious hygiene) and secure access. The apartment facilities include Comcast cable TV, wireless internet (free for us), washing machine inside the apartment, dishwasher and full kitchen. Parking and secure mailbox is also available. We found the design of the apartments a little wonky, with crooked walls that make the rooms look smaller than they are. It is quite OK for a solo business traveller but not those traveling with spouse or kids.

From a personal viewpoint, for less than 3 months, a... more