My boyfriend and I stayed at the #2 tiny house for a week and we absolutely loved it. The location is amazing with a short walk to tons of restaurants in little italy, shops, and even the harbor. Check In/Out was super easy and simple. We arrived a couple hours early to check in (was going to leave our bags there until then) but they let us check in early which was a HUGE PLUS! The hotel is not exactly across but right down the street from the tiny houses (1-2min walk) and you can see if from the front house. This was convenient & great to know they had 24 hour access if need be. There was a metal sliding gate in front of the house that you had to go through and also another one to get into the back yard to the tiny houses. It made us feel safe. The tiny house was equipped with everything at needed for our stay. We did end up needing extra towels and toilet paper which the front desk gave us easily along with some extras. It also had AC which was great! There are two lofts in the tiny house which you can’t really tell from the pictures which is nice if we had more people. Under the stairs are little cubbies which was great for our suitcases & storage. There were 2 set of families staying in the house and both other tiny houses when we were there and only ran into them twice! I would say the only downside was the only mirror is super tiny and hanging above the stovetop. Also the fridge froze our drinks and food and we couldn’t find where turn it down, but we also didn’t ask because it wasn’t a big deal as we didn’t have many leftovers lol. As for parking, the people in the house/tiny house parked next to the house in between the gates & didn’t seem to have any problems. AIso lyft/uber pick up from the house was easy and we also loved using the BIRD scooters. 10-15min BIRD ride to gaslamp and petco park. 15min car drive to mission beach and 15-20min to la jolla. 5-8min ride to the airport. With the airport being close, you do hear the planes at night but it isn’t anything that kept us awake and you barely hear it with the AC on. When you’re outside it is louder but cool to see how close the planes get. I would say if you’re looking to book here, DO IT!! You won’t regret.
Some places to check out in little Italy : Harbor breakfast. Holy Paleta for dessert!!!!!! Cloak and Petal for sushi. Mimmo’s pasta. Barsuma’s. There is also a little pizza shop past barsuma’s (i think) that was amazing! Also Solunto’s is AMAZING for pasta, steak & salmon but their gelato & cannolis are a MUST!