Golden Hill is beautiful, do not be upset because it isn’t little Italy or Gaslamp. You’re gonna be paying far more in a more “luxury” complex for the same exact setup, and you’re still close to downtown so Ubers are never too costly. It can get warm in the summer, but San Diego typically cools down by October. If you decide to go to a baseball game or want to navigate Gaslamp on a padres game day- I highly recommend using Lyft or Uber because parking is $35, even $50 in some spots on game-day and going just a couple miles could take 30 minutes to an hour due to street closures. There were a lot of bugs in patio area- just a lot of mosquitos (summer stay), flies, and some spiders- definitely because there’s lots of greenery which is sort of what makes Golden Hill. To that the ambience of Golden Hill is very stress relieving so the flies are worth it and if you don’t leave open doors or windows you should probably be okay, I stayed in the summer so naturally I had doors and windows open, so we did get quite a bit of fruit flies. Neighborhood was very safe and there was pretty much zero police activity near me during my 8 week stay (personal observations and an app I use to track crime). As a former college student of San Diego that was definitely the first for me and I’ve lived in areas near USD, Sea World, Little Italy (2017-2022) so if you have bad connotations of Golden Hill this should provide some relief. If you do hear sirens it’s likely Paramedics due to a close by senior living home. The entire complex is also really safe, neighbors are friendly, people are always out jogging the hills and walking dogs, and entire complex is maintained pretty well. To the dog note there are no “yippers” in the complex and all dogs I came across were trained, quiet, and friendly. The ceiling is thick and you can rarely hear anyone walking above you. Dish washer works pretty well. Shower and dish sink heat were a bit inconsistent but sometimes that happens in the summer due to older pipe infrastructure. I gave 4/5 stars because of the price (a tad too high but I mean where isn’t the price a tad too high). On a positive note I stayed for 8 weeks for an Internship and was all I could find in San Diego at that low of a price. In general I’d give every Airbnb or Apartment a 4/5 because of the current market, IMO prices should never be as high as they are but that’s a whole different topic. In reality it wouldn’t matter where I stayed I would’ve had to pay a decent amount, and most housing in San Diego is way more than it should actually be anyways. Overall a good stay and no significant issues. Easy check in and respectful, communicative owner. If I had to give the owner Janella and the cleaners a rating it would be 10/10.