Prior: Upon arrival and weeks before our actual stay, I reached out to Bryan asking about spots to catch beautiful sunsets, best tacos, and most importantly, I asked if it was possible to delay our check out time. Our trip was a belated graduation trip for my niece who is now a first year college student and like all students during this pandemic, she is distance learning virtually and her online lecture ends at 10:50 am when check out is at 10 am. Within hours, Bryan got back to me with a list of places to see and eat and of course with the extended check out time available. As the date got closer, he was very clear with instructions and through friendly and warm rapport, got us excited as our stay came closer.
During: The home was warm, welcoming, tidy, clean, comfortable, and had all the amenities we needed. It faces the main street and the road can get busy so take your time waiting for traffic to clear to back into the driveway because pulling in and out of the driveway is a personal nuisance to me. Even if you don't back/parallel into parking spaces well, learn and practice it, it's useful everywhere in San Diego, not just this home! The furniture and beds were all so comfortable and perfect to unwind and fall asleep in after a long day. The black out curtains in each room made it especially comfortable to slowly wake up in the morning to natural light. The bathroom is my favorite room, it's so cute, quaint, and stylish. Not many mention the importance of this but water pressure is strong and great! Especially have multiple beach days, the strong water pressure got all the sand out of beach waved hair! If we had any questions, Bryan was responsive and quick.
Check out: When Bryan gave us our check out reminders, he was kind enough to extend our check out time for an extra 15 min so that my niece had time to gather her things after online lecture without feeling rushed. Fifteen minutes makes such a large difference, it was such a kind gesture and so very appreciated! Not to mention this was the most simple check out I've ever experienced at any Airbnb! It was so quick and easy that we even had time to clean more and even sanitize surfaces because we had so much time left!
Overall, Bryan is a fantastic guest and I would recommend this casita to anyone visiting San Diego area!