Meh.
I stayed here one night for a wedding. Check-in was easy enough, and the hotel staff were pleasant. Upon entering our room, we were greeted by a wave of stale, musty smelling air. I wasn't impressed with the furnishings, but I get it, it's supposed to be a historical property. Just not my taste I suppose. And yes the grounds were nice, but I didn't spent the majority of my time outside. I spent it in the room and in the conference areas. In all fairness, I should mention that the hallways and large common areas were in pretty nice condition.
On to the room. Maybe we just got a bad room, but some areas were in need of some serious rehab. Don't believe me? Check out the pics. Broken corners of the vanitiy base in the bathroom, crumbling grout, and broken drain. And for goodness sake, you have no control over the room temps. We set ours to 60F before we noticed a difference, and it barely cooled off the room, with very little apparent inflow of fresh air to the room. We would have opened the windows to flush out the gross air, but it was around 90F outside.
I did spend about 15 minutes in the bar. We sat down at a dirty table. No one acknowledged us. We left.
One final note, it's smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood with nothing in the way of food or shopping within easy walking distance.
Honestly, unless you have to stay here for an event like a conference or wedding, I wouldn't waste my time here. You can find much better accommodations for less money elsewhere in San Jose with more dining and shopping options nearby.