From the first contact, Sam was excellent with communication and helping me get set up for my New Years Eve vacation in San Diego. The house is just as pictured, plus has orange trees!! It was in a great location and worked great for my needs. I only met Sam for a short while, in passing, but he was very gracious and a great host. His housekeeper was very nice and polite. My schedule was super hectic so I didn't get to spend as much time at the house, enjoying the great patios as I had intended to. The room was great and had tons of space and the bed was one of the nicest I have been in. I could have slept for days there. The house is super close to the airport. If I had known, I would have not rented a car and just walked to everywhere I needed to go or take public transportation. Despite being about 1/4 mile away from airport, there was no plane noise that I heard at all. He is also just 2 miles from Seaport village and all the boat excursions that leave. Also walking distance to Glaslamp District and Little Italy. I plan on staying in his place, if available, any subsequent trips to San Diego. Next time I will rent one of the rooms with the private bath. A couple of times, primarily due to the NYE holiday and morning leave, I waited a few extra minutes to share the shower (which by the way is stone shower and very comfortable). I knew going in it was shared and was super clean the entire time. Just that way, would not have any problems to shower when I wanted. Again, a fantastic stay and would recommend this great place instead of any hotels or other places in San Diego!! Give it a shot, you will love it. Also, left some stuff there when I left, due to getting stuck coming back across the border from Mexico and almost missing my plane. Sam was rapid in working to get my stuff back to me!