San Diego is a beautiful place to visit. We booked this place for a week stay based on reading the reviews. The location and value can’t be beat. However, there are some items did not meet expectations.
I believe the host is genuine but this is some honest feedback to the potential Airbnb users:
1- Overall reviews mention the place is very clean. Maybe we have a different standard of cleanliness or that our stay was a one-off. Counters/surfaces were sticky, floors were dirty (our socks turned black after walking in the house), soaps/detergents were not full, I even saw some black mould forming on the bathroom ceiling.
2- Funky smell from the bathroom. This was really unpleasant. I couldn’t pin point what exactly the smell is - septic tank? Water tank? Maybe this is normal for the houses in this area, but it is definitely something I’m not used to or could get used to.
3- when I made the booking I understood we had the whole property to ourselves. On one day while packing things into the car for the day. A random person walked up the driveway and went towards the backyard. We were a bit startled, but the person saw we were puzzled and just told us she lives in the back. I don’t necessarily have an issue with this, just wish that this fact was mentioned or advertised.
For the reasons above I give 3 stars. I really wanted to love this place and give it 5 stars. As I mention, the place is great value given its location and proximity to all things.