Wonderful place to stay! Jose was very attentive and the room was perfect. The little apartment was clean, comfy and the my daughter and cousin said the pull out bed was good. We appreciated having the kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom. Plenty of restaurants and minimarts to shop from.
The near by parking garage with a guarantied spot was a relief. Jose went above and beyond by researching the height limit on the garage, since we were traveling with our cargo rooftop carrier. Even though it was too high for the garage, they had about 5 parking spots along the security wall for oversized vehicles. Be sure to have the PDF he emails available to look at when trying to figure out which parking garage is yours. It is about two blocks away from the Airbnb and appears to be a partnership with another hotel. You drive through a lobby checkin for the other hotel, with vallets for that hotel. So we passed it a few times certain it was the wrong location. Don’t worry, we found it after we reviewed the PDF photos he emailed. (It was a long road trip from Astoria OR and we were tired!)
Since we had the heads up from other reviews about the stairs and ability to hear all the activity on the surrounding streets, nothing was a surprise. In fact, we loved hearing the activity of the city!
The location was perfect for our needs. It was close to the Catalina Express ferry, and I saved money (and peace of mind) by keeping my van with the hotel garage vs parking by the docks. We Uber over for about $7.
There is a key card for the parking garage that you need to turn back in. When planning your pack out, remember to factor that return back into your plans. We found street parking the last night, since we rolled in late (and planned to depart at 5am) it only took three laps around the block to get it. That was the only time we were able to park close to the room.
All in all we would certainly stay there again and recommend it to others!