As I hope my review to be a helpful guide to others, I’ll try to be as accurate as possible. My overall experience was positive! I spend every year a considerable amount of time in the US; this time just 1month. Being still new..., this time tried it for a longer stay &started looking about four months ahead of the time because traveling from overseas. During the entire process (inquiring, booking, arrival and departure), Ray stood out. As other reviewers have already mentioned, he was quick at responding. What I also liked about him was despite he doesn't live there, he gave me the feeling of being around & available in case I should have had any questions. The room &all information provided on Airbnb were quite accurate. However, the street-parking situation shouldn't be underestimated (referring to an earlier comprehensive review). Of course, no comparison to NYC but the bus route “30” is an acceptable compromise, especially if you don’t have or simply prefer to do without a car. It takes you (northbound) to La Jolla &(southbound “Downtown”) to Old Town Station from where you can easily transfer to other bus routes, the Trolley(local trains), Coaster and Amtrak(long distance trains). The reloadable “Compass Card” & weekly/monthly passes can be purchased at the VONS store nearby on Garnet Ave. During my stay, we were three females at Ray’s house/condo, two who actually live there and me staying there temporarily. I experienced a positive & peaceful atmosphere, felt welcome & soon ‘at home’. My “senior roommate” (she’s been living there longest) who deals with the Airbnb guests & other tenants moving in & out, was very respectful & helpful to me whenever I had questions. The same applies to my other roommate who moved out a day before my departure. Also, everyone was very considerate & quiet. Sometimes even so quiet that one couldn’t really tell if someone else was at home ;-) That’s probably why I also missed to see my “senior roommate” for a goodbye in person the night before departure... Talking about cleanliness, I have to say, it could have been better. Especially that it had already been mentioned in an earlier review. Being someone who cleans places anyways upon moving in, I didn’t find this to be an issue but it does still leave room to improve ;-) Whether one likes a location, depends like anywhere else on one’s own interests & life style and I did like this place & location for both, a visit as well as living there. As earlier mentioned, together with the “30 bus”, I managed to experience a good mix of different areas & activities. Be it the morning jog by the beach in PB, going to an art gallery/a fancy restaurant in La Jolla or simply getting to other places via Old Town Station. You have many choices and with a car a lot more. In sum, as far as my experience, thumbs up+thank you to Ray and my roommates :-)