Warning: Lengthy review up ahead.
1. The unit itself was a bit difficult to find because the ad did not indicate that the entrance would be through the alley rather than the front. It is a back unit with 2 tandem parking spots. That wasn't sent to me until 3p which was our check in time so that would have been helpful for us to know ahead of time instead of driving around lost.
2. Additionally, the code sent to me for the lock box was incorrect and there were no instructions on how to use it (what order to push buttons, etc).
3. The cleaning lady was exiting upon my arrival a few minutes before 3pm, so she let me know that the fire alarm had been beeping and she had messaged Host Leon. I called him regarding the incorrect code and he was already on this way to fix alarm so he arrived within 1 minute of my call. He was very friendly and approachable, let us in and showed us the space. The space itself was VERY nice and very well taken care of. The decor was very cute and ended up going very well with what we had planned for the evening (surprise birthday dinner for a friend).
4. When we entered the unit he said he would be back within 10 minutes with a battery to replace alarm, so technically the unit was not ready by our check in time. After an hour of waiting for him to return, I messaged to see when he would be returning and he didn't respond for a while and apparently he had an emergency at another unit, but it would have been appreciated to let us know. Him not returning did cause an inconvenience for us setting up, since we had to keep delaying our birthday girl from arriving. Finally we just had her come and hoped he didn't return at the same time and ruin her surprise. He finally returned around 6:30p, while we were having dinner so it did feel a bit uncomfortable bc we had a special video planned for our birthday girl which was very intimate and the lack of communication in returning did cause some stress bc we didn't want those moments interrupted.
4. I had reserved the unit for 4 people (two beds, but we planned to use couch and air mattress so everyone would have individual space) however, he did take the air mattress and extra blankets so we ended up having to go to a friends house nearby for extra blankets to pad the floor. There is no central heating, but there were space heaters so that part was fine. It was around 2am when we were finally going to sleep and didn't want to bother him in the middle of the night for the extra blankets. There were only 2 towels for a reservation for 4, so that was a bit of inconvenience. It was also raining pretty hard so we had to leave one towel in front of the door as a door mat. We also ran out of toilet paper as there was only one roll, but was around 10p and didn't want to bother him.
5. After dinner we sat on the ground for games, and we noticed that some of the space hadn't been mopped, so if we are being charged a cleaning fee I would expect it to be swept and mopped.
6. On the ad it did say pets allowed, and after leaving he sent us a message that apparently you have to have approval before hand and there is a fee per pet ($35) so it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Looking back it does say that on the ad when you look further into the house rules but it was not in main ad so that is a suggestion I would make.
Overall, our experience was good but there were some hiccups. The space was perfect for what we were looking for (open lay out, big kitchen, two bedrooms, cute, renovated, pool/Jacuzzi, close to shops, etc). We decorated the space with balloons and other things for a wine tasting/dinner party and he complimented at how good it looked so I'm glad he had no issues with us decorating. We did use painters tape to not ruin his paint. The host himself is actually really friendly and seemed like a really good guy so I feel so bad to have to write all the issues we had, but I would recommend this place over all. The view of the Coronado Bridge is so beautiful and the location is also great and central to a lot of things. Plenty of parking in the front and 2 tandem right in front of unit. Unfortunately we did not get to take advantage of pool or jacuzzi because it was raining but I would stay here again and hopefully next time we could use it. Good place overall!