First the positives:
1.) This place is in a great area if you plan on going to other neighborhoods. We chose this place because it was central to Torrey Pines, Downtown San Diego, La Jolla, and was located on a bay where the water was not too rough for swimming. The beach was within acceptable walking distance for me.
2.) Andrea is a great communicator and I would certainly rent from her again. She is a local host who wants you to enjoy your stay.
3.) The price matches my perceived value. There are certainly nicer stays, but you will pay a premium for them. This place is very clean, felt safe, and had cozy linens.
Negative:
1.) The bedroom was not cool enough for our liking. We slept in the living area instead, which worked fine for us.
2.) There is plenty of ride share services with short waits, but we found there to be surge pricing pretty much every time we wanted to go somewhere, which added to the overall cost of our trip.
Neutral/ tips for others:
1.) We rented a Turo because we had a 6:00 check-in at Torrey Pines and didn’t want to depend on a ride service. Parking was as described in the listing and we did not find it too troublesome. We had a car on Saturday and Sunday. Our Turo pickup and drop off was about a block away and it ended up being cheaper to drive than to Uber due to surge pricing when we were ready to be mobile.
2.) There are three places on the corner to eat. They were great (one is cash only), but most of the places we wanted to eat were not in walking distance. This was not a deterrent for us but might be if you are a true foodie who is going to eat out a lot.