This home is very functional and in a central location. There are not a lot of amenities in the way of restaurants or tourism in the area, but it is very commutable to multiple parts of San Diego - almost everything is about 10-15 minutes away. Very little traffic in the area, and there are a few good burrito spots nearby.
The pool was warm (solar water heaters on home's roof) and we really enjoyed it, but the pump broke twice while we were there and we were without the pool for probably 1/3 of the time. The pool sweeper was not working for the first half of our trip, but the pool was fairly clean and we skimmed it before swimming. Lots of drowning bees to watch out for! The skimmer was also not working for much of our trip. To the host's credit his tech did come out a lot to work on it. I think potentially the pool's issues have been addressed at this point, it was just a bummer that it didn't work correctly for a good portion of our trip. The pump flooded the yard the second time it broke and luckily we were home to catch it and called the owner for instructions to turn it off. The hot tub was finicky as well, we eventually learned from the pool tech that the hot tub needs to be completely full of water in order to heat and jet as there is a cutoff. The jets stopped working about half way through our trip and we and the pool tech were both unable to get them to go. The hot tub heater/jets are on a one hour timer so you have to keep going outside around the pool to the timer to engage the heat for another hour - at least 3-4 times during the day - to get the water hot enough to use. The biggest issue with the hot tub is that there is an overflow drain, and the water needs to be completely full - but every time you use the hot tub getting into the water causes overflow to all drain out, the water level goes down about 8", and then it will not activate. So you almost need to get up early every day and start filling and heating the hot tub if you want to utilize it.
The home is a triplex, with two studios in the front. One studio is occupied by a long term tenant, and the other is on Airbnb as well. That unit was booked out for a long period and we were unable to book it in conjunction with our stay, so if you need more space I would recommend booking early. The unit we rented is a 4 bedroom. There are two rooms with en-suites, one is a master with a queen bed and air conditioning. There are two other rooms with queen beds. The other en-suite bedroom has bunk beds. We didn't see this on the images so it was a surprise. There are two AC units, one in the master, and another in the living room. They did a decent job of cooling a lot of the house but the other 3 bedrooms did get hot especially overnight despite the fans that were inside. There is a fan in the hallway that exhausts air outside that we used but it wasn't a huge help. The rooms are pretty cozy but not crazy small, storage is decent. My biggest complaint is there were no desks, and staying here a month we all had to work at the table and bar which was crowded and made kitchen counter space limited. The furniture is all pretty dated and old, but again I think this was accounted for with the price. There is really only one kitchen/dining/living "great" room but there really is only seating in the living room for 4-5 people. There is a two-three seat leather couch, and two chairs face away from the TV so movie nights were very cozy. The outdoor furniture around the pool was similarly older but did the job.
The home has not been remodeled in some time, with vintage tile showers, sliding metal doors in the master shower, a very small claw foot tub with curtain in the hall bath, and a tiny stall shower in the en-suite off the bunk bed room. The master shower drain was clogged the day we arrived, but we had a tech come out and fix that and the owner said he will reimburse me. I will be requesting that. The kitchen was functional, the stove is electric and not gas. There are a lot of more vintage appliances but everything is functional and decently clean. The laundry room was a major win - two full sets of washers and dryers were available. Entry and exit from the house was simple with a keypad on the door, and there is one parking spot under a carport, and lots of street parking.
John was helpful and communicative, and his pricing was very fair. I am happy to recommend this home.