House in San Jose, CA
5 guests · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Well priced for this locationPriced under area average
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About this house rental
Welcome to the Hensley House of San Jose. It gained historical landmark distinction in 1990. It was the former home of San Jose Mayor Samuel Hensley who was responsible for developing San Jose from a small settlement to a large city in the Mid 1860’s. This house was originally built in 1894 and still retains it’s old world charms, but updated with modern amenities for your comfort. All seven units enjoy their own bathrooms, and large common living area, dinning area, and outdoor garden. Unit 6 is only for the entire 3rd floor of the property with its own small kitchen, en-suit bathroom, small living and dinning area. It stands out with original antique wood furnitures, wool carpet, marble sculptures, and original oil paintings. There is also a Tempur-pedic mattress replete with high count 100% cotton sheets, a single bed, a full-size sofa foldable bed, a fireplace, and a 65” smart tv to help you wind down after a fun day. Our common area for staying guests only. The first floor living dinning room available daily between 10am-8pm. No party, gathering, or more than one visitor without permission from the host before use the common area. To reserve our common area for small gathering, please contact the host. Additional fee may apply.
Amenities at Downtown SJ The Hensley House
Free WiFi/internet
Air conditioning
Non-smoking
TV
Coffee/tea maker
Refridgerator
Kitchen
WiFi/Internet
Microwave
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Dryer
No pets allowed
Garden
Kettle
Oven
Stove
Laundry services
Fireplace
Sofa bed
Ironing facilities
Towels
Hairdryer
Map of San Jose, CA
Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Nov 2025
Wonderful stay in the house. Well maintained. Will recommend and would stay again.
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Jul 2025
Very nice accommodations in San Jose
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Jul 2025
We’re from Japan. The Hensley House, a historic building, is old but kept clean, and I think the owner's care was reflected in the room. Five people were able to live enough. Thank you for the wonderful experience.
6.0 / 10.0Average·Jul 2023
While this place was historic, which was interesting, it was not a great place to stay for multiple nights. We did get a parking ticket on the street because the different sides of the street do street sweeping on different days-not just Thursdays as the listing stated. Also, there was not hot water for the shower. We were told that if we turned the sink hot water on, it would make the shower hot. This did not actually work though. And was a waste of water. The keurig spit out brown water and the hot water kettle did not work. There are only two real beds on the top floor-one fabulous king, and one small twin. The other “bed” was the couch and it was not comfortable at all.
The house was cute, and we did get discounted tickets to Winchester mystery house (not free though, as their Instagram implied). Walking to campus was doable, but we had to walk by a number of homeless people to do that. Again, if we’d only stayed one night, we would have been fine with the other things, but three nights was to much for us.
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Top rated by guests
9.0Outstanding
(34 Ratings)
"Wonderful stay in the house. Well maintained. Will recommend and would stay again."
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