Richard and Briana were excellent hosts. They responded almost immediately to any question leading up to our reservation. They were beyond accommodating, allowing us to check in early since we were traveling with a 13 month old. Also providing a clean pack and play and also high chair seat. In the end - it is a great place but a few things made it not the best fit for us. Since we recommend staying, we’ll start with the amazing positives
- LOCATION is amazing. 1200ft from grocery store, a few steps from CVS. Tons of the best local restaurants walking distance also. Less than 10 min to the coast with a beautiful walk to Scripps park and the cove. Lots of parking opens up early and evenings, during the day I think people use for beach parking ect.
- the hosts are always available! And accommodating
- very clean!
- had toys and pack and play for the baby, nice touch
- just enough space with a beautiful kitchen to cook in. Could use a few more pots or pans, but has one of each to get the job done.
The things that made it not a great fit for us - we have a 13 year old who is new to walking.. what isn’t in the photos is a large metal grate on the floor between the main living space and the hallway, obviously the gas heater, which isn’t used much in San Diego I’m sure. But we had to cover it to keep her from walking over or falling onto it.
They do in fact have AC!! A pro in the big picture. They are window units in each bedroom and in the living room. We used it to cool the home before baby’s bedtime which was great - but they are quite loud, so we didn’t use overnight. Also bc they don’t have a thermostat setting and was worried we’d get the baby’s room too cold. The other issue with them is there isn’t much sound barrier during sleep times since they are window units. Again - just a challenge at moments with a baby.
Lastly, we found the beds quite uncomfortable.. clean with nice bedding, but just not comfortable for us. There were a few broken items that were small and didn’t impact our stay - we let the owners know so they could have the opportunity to fix them.