Overall, we loved this house with it's location, roominess and clean simple spaces. We communicated with Nicole in a number of texts and emails prior to our trip and she was very accommodating with our travel plans, arrival times and questions. (That said, we were very disappointed with the pool being out of commission on our arrival day though - since we'd planned on 2 days of quiet pool time before our activities began. But after speaking to Nicole's partner when we arrived, they had it fixed by the next day. Thank you!!) Ours was an 8-member family trip with both adults and kids, and we took advantage of the wonderful pool and spaciousness of the house. The yard is pretty much just the pool, with a small concrete area to set up chairs outside if desired, but there is a spacious 3 season room off the kitchen overlooking the pool to use.
All in all, it's a great place to house a larger group. We would definitely recommend this place, and stay here again ourselves! Clean, spacious, minimalist furniture with nothing too fancy to worry about, nice modern flat screen tv's with reliable cable & internet, ample hot water and a/c, a large kitchen for dinners at home, plenty of spaces for games, relaxing, conversation and sleeping.
I can't say enough about how much room we had to relax and spread out. A wonderful setting for a large group. Great central a/c that is new, along with a wall unit in the master bedroom - and portable or ceiling fans upstairs. The master bedroom is huge and quite comfy! The other 2 bedrooms were smaller, but were basically comfortable and sufficient. (One queen bedroom had a spring mattress that wasn't quite as supportive - the rest were great.) There was also a 4th bedroom area - a divided room with a comfortable bed in one part and couch in another - that was great for all our kids to share. There are 2 full bathrooms upstairs. And closet space galore!
The house is deceiving from outside, and the main floor is quite spacious. There is a large living/tv room with an additional tiny nook on the other side of the fireplace - good for quiet reading. There are 2 couches and quite a few other chairs. The dining room holds 6-8. The kitchen is a nice size for a large group (with lots of space, but no table/chairs) and has a fairly adequate amount of plates and cooking items/utensils.
There is another "family/tv room" off the kitchen area with 2 more couches and a 1/2 bath off that area - as well as a nice 3 season room off this area that has a large table and 6 chairs for outdoor eating/games.
In addition, there is a 2-car garage that is sufficient for 1 car (a wide driveway, and 2 street spots.) It also has another refrigerator, washer and dryer and storage space in the garage where they kept outdoor chairs, folding chairs and a folding table. There were pool towels and some "toys" for the kids, and plenty of bath towels and bedding.
There were some minor nicks etc. throughout the house, but mostly the house is clean and in very good condition. It's in a nice safe quiet neighborhood, close to shopping and not far from the city of San Diego. We would definitely stay here again if in the area, since it suited our purposes perfectly. A rideshare to the airport wasn't that expensive (about $35).