Golan's place in Little Italy was close to everything and accommodated our family of 5. It had all the basic that we needed for our time in San Diego. I think if you know what to expect with this home, you can have a nice stay.
Here are the things to know...
The dance music from the club Camino Riviera on the corner goes from 10pm-1am Thursday through Saturday and for several hours during the afternoon on Sunday. Sunday night and Monday nights were quiet. When the music is playing it is very loud and you will definitely want a noise machine or something to muffle the sound if you are trying to sleep. It's hard to relax or unwind with the beat of dance music playing constantly for hours. The neighbors upstairs were very noisy some nights, we could even hear banging at 2 am one night. It sounded like someone was walking on wood floors with wooden shoes. The airplanes do pass over very close and very loud every few minutes. Like if you are mid sentence or watching a show you cannot hear what people are saying for the few seconds that they pass over. Our kids thought the airplanes were fun and were able to sleep fine despite the noise (ages 6-12).
The parking was difficult on Friday and Saturday night but we were able to find close and free parking the other nights of our stay. Twice we parked right in front of the unit. The Aladdin airport parking is just one block away and you can park there for $19 for 24 hours and it is a great option for those busy nights and is very close.
The pictures of the unit are accurate except that there is a different couch now and the unit it not at street level like the one in the pictures implies. It is down a flight of stairs which provides more privacy and which we actually preferred.
There is an AC unit in the kitchen but the rooms get warm. A fan was provided for one room but not the other. We tried to crack the window because it was nice and cool outside but because of the noise it just made it that much louder. Also the neighbor smokes right next door so the smell of smoke would come right in. Because that window did not lock, we didn't want our kids to sleep in that room, and at 5' 8" the bed was very short for me and my feet would hit the bottom of the bed frame all night. No top sheets were provided for the beds. There was only a blanket which added to how warm it was at night to sleep because you either had to be uncovered or have a thick blanket on top of you.
The unit itself had the very basics of what we needed and our family made due. I was able to cook meals and we were ok. The carpeted bedroom is big and was great for our 3 kids. There were very few towels (we had one towel towel each for our 5 day stay, only one washcloth was provided, one hand towel, and one kitchen towel). There was one extra pillow and blanket provided so we were glad to have brought a few more for the kids.
There is a private patio area off of the kitchen and a patch of fake grass provided for pets but I was glad we opted to leave our pup home.
There is a communal washer and dryer located outside the unit. It looked like it was coin operated but we opted to not do laundry while we were there.
For the price we see the value of this location. It fit our needs for our trip. I hope these details will make someone else's stay more pleasant.