We were very excited to begin our honeymoon at this hotel, since the grounds looked pretty and the place looked very unique.

Let's start by saying that the free wireless internet access and breakfast are wonderful. We were very pleased with this. And the hotel is beautiful and charming. Unique, and met our expectations.

The staff gave us a key for our room, which broke as soon as we put it in the lock. Upon giving it back to the front desk, the first thing the man said was that we would have to pay for it. Never mind apologizing for the inconvenience. He was extremely rude and hostile, almost suspicious, like we broke it on purpose!!

Upon paying for the room, he had no change and insisted we pay by $ and not credit- even though we had to make that silly fax reservation by credit. The one they stated they never got, even though they gave it to us upon check-in.

The walls are paper thin. I mean, we could hear our neighbor taking a leak. And the traffic noise!! Not restful. We also went on a hunt to look for supper and walked about 15 frightening blocks only to realize there is NOTHING around. And the neighborhood is an armpit. We went by an area where the sidewalk was covered in hypodermic needles.

Basically, all this could have been overlooked had the staff not been so rude/suspicious with us.

Really nice Hotel in downtown area of San Jose. Free Internet and local calls! and Great Breakfast!!

Would definatly stay again!

Excellent Breakfast - fresh fruit, eggs, coffee, pastries!

and you cant beat the price!

I got this recommendation from the 2008 edition of Frommer's and was not sure what to expect from their "Best budget option". This place is wonderful. Its tough to find, especially if you're driving yourself, and the sign in the front is easily missed but once inside, you'll feel at home immediately.

The front desk staff are great, and I heard them speak at least 4 languages (French, spanish, english and possibly german?). There is coffee set up all around the cozy converted home which is really good. The rooms are small, but more than adequate and the bathrooms were clean. the bed was a bit tough but still sleepable.

There is a beautiful garden outside where they serve an unbelievable breakfast buffet (included in my $40/night charge). There is nothing better than waking up to good strong coffee with birds and flowers all around you. It seems like its a little far from "downtown" san jose but its really only a $1-$2 cab ride which takes about 3 minutes. Its much nicer than staying in downtonw where the smog and fumes can be a little overwhelming - and coming from a NYC girl, that says a lot.

I would definitely recommend this place, and I can guarantee we will be back. Its the best $40 deal i've ever seen.