living on it's reputation?
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 6/11/07
something is going on at the San Jose, but we can't figure out what it is......???
Minimalist? We'd say bare- concrete floors with a tacky faux fur rug, a heavy sliding "barn" door for a bathroom door. Not a comfortable place to sit in the whole suite. A wire chair, a homemade sofa with a deep,deep white cushion which has no back, jsut the wall and a few scattered pillows. The sofa is impossible to sit on and in one suits we rented, it was even divided, so when you sat down, the cushion was on either side of you. The tv was great and moveable to be seen in bedroom or living room. The bed was comfortable, the showerhead was so stingy it was almost impossible to get wet.
One night they showed a movie on the wall of Jo's next door, and loud music played next to us until late at night in the "bar" which is really a concrete floor, again, with small tables and folding chairs with uncomfortable backs.
We guess we are not hep enough to enjoy this atmosphere, but the room rate was as high as though we had booked a floor at the Driskill. The grounds near one of our rooms was beautiful, but the gate near our room was open all night, so anyone from the street was welcome to browse the hotel grounds.
It was necessary to call to have our room cleaned on the second day we were there and it was 2:30. The cleaner did come quickly but the office told us they were cleaning the rooms of those who were to check in that day. I guess they intended to forget about those who, like us, were staying 3 days.
Since our reservation was for 3 nights, we honored it and stayed, but it was expensive. It was recommended to us by a relative who saw it on Rachel Ray. We'll never trust her recommendations again!
Incidentally, that "pool" consists of a small pond with bamboo and a few lounge chairs. I never saw anyone even out there except the hotel dog drinking from the pool.