We stayed in Sea Casa for 6 nights before we moved our daughter into UCLA. Since we were from out of state, it was the perfect location to be able to shop and get her ready to move into the dorms. The condo is in a fantastic location right across from Torrey Pines State beach. You can easily walk there to watch the sunrise/sunset and walk into Del Mar Village over the bridge. There is also a view of the ocean from the condo. The condo is fairly old but clean. Any guests with mobility issues would not be able to use the shower in the primary bedroom because it is in the jacuzzi bath tub.
The management company was great. They were very communicative and responded to all of my questions via text and through the app. I live in a short term rental community and I’m very familiar with management companies. They were one of the best I’ve experienced. However, I do want to make any renters aware of a few concerns. When we received our check-in information a few days prior to our visit, we were told that the HOA is trying to ban short term rentals. The management company informed us that we were not to talk to anyone so that the HOA would not know who was renting their condos. The rules were very restrictive but since our main purpose was to shop for college, they didn’t really concern us much. We were away from the condo pretty much all day. On the last night as I was walking into the condo, I received a call from the management company because an owner had lodged a complaint about us for excessive noise. I asked several times if they were calling the correct renter since we were literally away from the condo all of the time. You enter through a personal garage door (which you had to have closed at all times) so no one ever saw us coming or leaving except in our car. They wanted to know if we were playing loud music, having parties or had a pet. They didn’t have any specifics on the excessive noise. Because I live in a STR community, I am very aware of noise and did not appreciate the homeowner who lied about this noise just because they want to ban STRs in the community. This should not be a personal vendetta against the guests to make them feel uncomfortable. This should have been disclosed before the booking. I would never have made the reservation if I knew there was turmoil in the community. We felt we couldn’t even walk around the community freely. We were asked by two older gentlemen if we lived there or were visiting the community. Despite the perfect location and the exceptional management company, I would not stay in this community again.