My wife and I stayed three nights in one of several suites in this house while taking a mini-vacation from our toddler. We stayed in one of the downstairs units entered from the front of the house.

On the positive side, the location was excellent and the street was quiet. Easy 15-minute walk to downtown and 30 seconds from a nice clifftop walk along the ocean. Parking was a minor challenge, but we managed to get within a couple of blocks each day. The kitchen was nice to have and there's a supermarket a few blocks away. If you stay here, rent or bring a bicycle!

There were some issues with our stay. Our first night was unpleasant due to the bed, a worn-out futon on a murphy bed that made groaning noises at every motion when two people lay on it together.

To his credit, Martin reacted quickly; when we returned after a morning out, he had replaced the mattress with what appeared to be a brand new one. He was apparently unable to duplicate the groaning sounds, but gets full marks for fast replacement!

My wife immediately went to bed for a nap. When she woke up she found herself staring at some unpleasant stains on her pillowcase. Once again, Martin quickly replaced the pillowcases before our second night.

We ended up abandoning the murphy bed and moving the mattress to the floor to avoid the groaning sounds. Martin never did manage to duplicate the noises from the bed, even after our stay. It's probably a non-issue for single guests.

We requested and received an AirBnb-arbitrated partial refund for our trouble.

I want to emphasize that Martin did a great job of responding to most of the issues during our stay. He did not argue, was always civil, and reacted very quickly. We appreciated his efforts and feel that with a little TLC and some attention to detail this could be a really great unit.

We ended up enjoying our Victoria stay. Thanks for hosting us, Martin!