In general, we like the house. Beds were good. Enjoyed Netflix. Wifi worked well. Location on edge of Little Italy was very convenient (2-3 blocks from main restaurant part of Little Italy, half a mile from the harbor, easy access to the freeway). Had Keureg and spices and plates and forks in abundance.
However, it felt like an investment property that the owners are slowly fixing up. And we felt we were treated like we were at a motel, not an AirBnB...
- we had to pick up a key from and return to the hotel down the street (same owners)...it was supposed to have entrypad, according to the listing.
- had to contact the hotel for items. Normally, AirBnB says to deal directly with owner through the AirBnB messenging. The owners did not respond to my 2 messages.
- missing spoons (only had one spoon).
- house has soft spot in kitchen floor, lots of cracked and broken tiles, couches' paddings were crumbling, several doors did not click shut, several ceiling fans did not work, central AC did not cool off the house (thankfully each of the bedrooms had window units that worked), showers water temperature was hard to control (usually super hot or cold), pipes sticking up two inches out of cement in front sidewalk leading to front steps (several of us tripped on the pipes).
A bit noisy...airplanes landing (house is close to San Diego airport) and street traffic, but the window AC units drowned out much of the noise.
The house is one block from I-5 freeway overpass, and a homeless camp was set up there. Many homeless in the general area. We neither had a problem nor did we expect a problem, but some might worry about that.
For the price charged, we expected the place to be in better condition. There is a lot of potential, but the house needs some fixing.