we planned on going to california for the longest time for a friends birthday, and with the pricey hotels..... we almost gave up on the idea all together. that was until we found fernando’s home on the website! the price and location was so amazing and convenient, we just COULDN’T pass up the offer.
fernando is very professional. we honestly thought given the last minute booking, we assumed it would be hard to fit it in his schedule so we decided to make it as easy as possible for him and be flexible.
we were ecstatic when he had messaged us back with details and the process of how things would go etc.
anyway, fernando’s home was super lovely; the house itself was simple and homey and exactly as pictured. when we first spoke on the site, fernando was super professional and after accepting our booking, he was very good at communicating with us about the info of the house (provided us with well written documents and instructions on how to check in/care for the house/where everything was etc). he was an absolute joy to speak to as he helped ridden our anxiety about being young people (18-22) booking a place that wasn’t a hotel for the first time ever.
he made our first airbnb experience so easy and fun, that i’m from now on going to compare every other future host to him lol
the location was really convenient! it’s super close to grocery stores and cool parts of pasadena, so if you like cool thrift stores and cute coffee shops AND want to be really close to both the freeway entrance and the sierra madre metro stop, this is your place to go!
the only downside to the house is that the walls are super thin. you can hear everything, and i mean EVERYTHING happening in the house so... keep that in mind if you do decide to book. besides anyone else staying with you, you can also hear just about every single little peacock noise at night! i will admit it was so cute at first, seeing as we don’t have them in our hometown, but did get a little creepy at night hearing their chirping because we aren’t used to them lol
my personal favorite parts of the house was the cacti garden (perfect for taking pictures), the kitchen, and the bathroom. no, seriously, that bathroom is to DIE for. if you come here you absolutely need to experience the top shower head and rather strange toilet controls. fernando if you’re reading this, i have missed your bathroom every day since coming back home. i miss her all jokes aside, fernando and his home were amazing!! i have no other words to express how happy we were with this location. we LOVED it and it’s truly a memory we will always keep with us during this trip. we hope to book it again someday and i hope if anyone else is reading this that you do too!