I loved the location - hated the host.

Lets start with the good - it is impossible to not love a location that overlooks the pacific ocean (ocean beach San Diego btw) right from your door step. The waves crashing against the rocks was unforgettable and created an awesome back drop for everything.

Now, the bad. The host was never reachable.

I had issues with checking in - called the host - no response. Called airbnb - they got no response from the host. It wasn't until I checked my email several times that I got a code to let me in the door.

Same thing happened again with the wifi password.

Then on night #2, someone had locked the front door which prevented us from getting to our unit. After 2 hours of waiting on a response from the host, we finally saw another couple leaving out which allowed us to "sneak" into the complex to access the apartment we paid for.

2.5 hours later, the host FINALLY gets in contact. Thats 4.5 hours to solve a problem, and the problem was only a locked door.

The decor was dated, finishing touches were sloppy. Parts of the molding were falling off, the fireplace gate was broken, there was only 1 heater for 3 rooms (and it got cold over night). There was very little toilet paper in the bathroom, no soap in the bathroom, etc...

There was very little attention given to detail here.

The shining star of the airbnb was the ocean view - other than that, everything left a lot to be desired.