Wonderful location and excellent hosts!
PROS:
- near to restaurants, beaches, views, and only a 15 minute drive to downtown San Diego
- beautiful view out the living room window
- fantastic patios, both front and back
- very clean and well stocked; washer and dryer in the garage
- very quick communication response time with Zach; Ana is wonderful as well… very helpful and nice
- quiet, clean neighborhood with equally beautiful properties
- one portable AC unit; ceiling fan in all bedrooms
CONS
- no AC; my group is from Texas so is quite accustomed to sweltering heat- but we have AC. Not all the windows open, and if you have children with you leaving the doors open is not ideal. I do not consider this the owner’s fault as most of our Cali friends do not have AC either. Just forewarning you. *see tips section*
- house is dated in areas, but again- clean and completely functional
- small things that come with older houses; leaky faucet, broken curtain rod, flipped breaker were minor issues and did not hinder our stay in the least. Host offered to have issues fixed, right away- again, great communication
TIPS
- we purchased 3 purple box fans, as well as one baby gate we left behind for the next guests. We found that putting the gate up to block the front door (we had a toddler with us) allowed for more air flow through the house. Additionally, we set up a box fan in the kitchen window and the other two in the living room which helped the stagnant air during the day. At night, we each moved a box fan to the bedroom (3 couples, 3 bedrooms) and moved the portable AC unit to the hallway which helped when we slept.
- immediately turn on and crank up the portable AC unit, and turn on all bedroom ceiling fans… go to dinner/lunch/shopping and when you return, the house will have cooled a bit!
- the washer and dryer are in the garage; the front door key also unlocks the garage side door. (I saw a couple reviews mentioning that door was locked)
- if steep steps/stairs bother you, try to use the path to the right of the house (behind the front pergola) when possible. They are very even, significantly less steep, and go straight back to the patio gate which is right next to the back door. Just make sure you are aware that the back gate has a slide lock from the inside that will have to be unlocked to provide access.
- when using the hallway bathroom shower, open the latched windows all the way… really helps with shower steam though there is a fan in the toilet area/room