4 of us stayed here for 7 nights. Kelekalani’s place was in the perfect location- we could be on the beach within 1 minute of leaving the unit. There were plenty of nice coffee shops and restaurants in walking distance also. Best location in San Diego by far. Coffee and tea facilities were already in the apartment which was nice to not have to worry about! The communal pool was also nice and refreshing when we didn’t feel like going in the ocean.
We had difficulty getting in the apartment initially- we were told the keys would be in a lockbox at the front of the apartment complex but after 30 minutes of thoroughly searching, we couldn’t find them. I later discovered that the host messaged me 15 minutes before check-in time to say the check-in details had changed. Because I am from the UK, I didn’t have phone service unless connected to Wi-Fi, therefore I did not get this message which made check in quite stressful! Check-in information could have been communicated in better time.
There is currently construction going on outside the unit between 7am- 5pm Monday- Friday. Kelekalani did inform me of this prior to our arrival and offered a discount, however, it was not communicated how unbearably loud and disruptive it would be with constant hammering and welding directly outside the unit. For future guests- It is not a place to relax within these hours- it is best to spend the entire day out. There were also garbage trucks operating next to the unit every morning at 6am which were very loud and awoke us every morning.
Despite ceiling fans, the unit was extremely hot day and night- this made sleeping very uncomfortable. AC would have made a massive difference. This meant we had to have all the windows open, worsening the noise issues mentioned above. I’m sure this wouldn’t be an issue in the cooler months.
We were also very disappointed to find that all the crockery and cutlery were filthy with food and grease- we had to put everything through the dishwasher before we could use anything to eat with.
The unit was not as equipped as we’d hoped for our 7 day stay. We had 1 towel each and 1 bath mat between us. This was raised with Kelekalani and she arranged for an extra towel each to be dropped off. We also had to buy extra toilet rolls as there were only 2 rolls in the unit. We respected the ‘no shoes allowed’ but found our feet were black with dirt after walking around in there.