The owners were very kind and responded quickly when needed, but in trying to be completely honest in this review, this is a great place to stay if you are not going to utilize the home for much other than sleep (if you are not a light sleeper).
We had 4 adults and a 3 year old staying at the home and it really did not fit our needs, we felt the pictures were better than the home actually is.
The locations is a 10/10. You can walk everywhere and is only a few minutes from the airport and major highway access!
Unfortunately it is close to a nightclub and on Friday-Sunday, you can hear the loud thumping of the bass in the club…we were not expecting this. It lasts until about 2 am and could be heard over our toddlers sound machine on as high as it could go.
There are a lot of streetlights, which made us feel safe, but the blinds provided little darkness, we would suggest the owners to install blackout curtains, or you will be waking up with the sun.
Overall the place was fine, but the second bathroom was a 3’x3’ shower stall, and while sitting on the toilet, if you rotated to the right, your feet were in the shower and if you are tall, your knees will hit the wall in front of you while sitting down. It’s a VERY tight second bathroom that was not pictured on the listing.
There are not many outlets in this home, and while we were there, the primary bathroom outlet blew because I was trying to blow dry my hair. The two adjoining bedrooms had air conditioner wall units on, and they are all wired together. After speaking to the owners, they are supposed to be getting this resolved, but it was unfortunate that I could not blow dry my hair in the bathroom for the rest of our stay.
The washing machine in the kitchen leaks, we were informed that when house keeping uses it, it leaks as well…make sure you are aware of this as it could be a fall hazard.
The air conditioning units in the three bedrooms worked very well, but they’re air-conditioning for the main home did not work. We ended up keeping the front door and back door opened during the day while we were home so that we could have the beautiful California breeze blow through.
There is a parking space behind the home that was wonderful to have, as street parking was quite limited. We had a very large seven passenger vehicle and was it able to fit.
The backyard area was very pleasant to sit around. We spent most of our time outside, as there are no televisions in this home. I did not realize this when booking, and did not pay close enough attention to the pictures. The listing said no HDTV, which was fine, but I was surprised that there was not a single television in the home. That was an oversight on my part, but definitely something to take into consideration.
There are also no outlets in the main living room area. It appears that it used to be a dining room, as the front living room area was turned into a third bedroom.
The kitchen was functional, but there is no table to eat at. There is a very small table in the living room or you can eat outside, otherwise I would plan to eat out for every meal. There is also no dishwasher, which is not a dealbreaker by any means, just trying to be informative.
The main bathroom was also not super great; the paint they used for the bottom of the tub appeared to be some sort of exterior paint instead of a tub glaze. We made the owners aware of this, but nothing could be done while we were there. We were constantly peeling paint off the bottom of the bathtub as we were showering. The tub was also unfortunately not functional as a bathtub, so it made it washing our toddler a little bit difficult. The drain-stop did not function. We brought this up to the owners and they quickly said they could get a tub stopper over, but we made it work as it was late in the evening. I am assuming based on their willingness to make things right that this is something they will have addressed for their future guests.
The home is cute, but it was not updated, it was merely painted over. My guests that I was traveling with, and I stay in this area often and we have never come across a property that was just updated with paint. I understand that Covid has made things difficult and expensive, but the linoleum in the kitchen was painted over, all of the wood floors were painted over, every single outlet and wall switch was painted over (strangely enough, the painter did remove the face plates, but still painted over the outlets and switches), the countertops and cabinets were painted over, the tub was painted over, it is a very cute house with many many layers of paint.
Also, I feel that this listing needs to be updated, because one of the bedrooms was said to have a king size bed, there were two queen size beds, a full-size bed, and two pull out, couches, one of which was just a futon.
Overall, our stay was not terrible, simply mediocre. For the price we paid we felt we were a little bit duped based on the pictures and description. Going forward I will definitely be paying more attention to the pictures to make sure what we are getting will fit our needs.
The check-in process was extremely smooth, we ended up leaving the home early due to an unforeseen incident, but the owners were very gracious, and seem like kind people who want to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
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