An okay stay on the whole.
Let's start with the negatives and then go to the positives.
1. We arrived to find a person laying on the street in front of the place, spewing profanities, obviously with some mental and socio-economic challenges. Remained there for about 7 more hours. I did send a message to the company handling the rental (this rental is not an individual, it's a company) and got a response the next day that said, "Sorry for your problem, let us know if it continues.
2, The dishwasher is the kitchen is unsafe. The door flew open without anything to hinder it when I tried to open and cut my leg along my tibia from below the knee all the way to the ankle.
3. The remote for the ceiling fan in the main bedroom does not function properly.
4. The location of the downstairs bedroom and the ease of access to it from the street concerned us, especially given the experience we had on arrival and the first day
Now for the positives:
1. Place was very clean when we arrived.
2. Check in was easy.
3. The garage was a good point. We had a small SUV and it fit inside the garage. We figured out pretty quickly the right way to angle the car to get it out easily and get on our way.
4. The rooftop area was excellent and a place to be enjoyed.
5. The kitchen had plenty of cookware
6. The couch in the living room was quite comfortable. The TV there was a ROKU tv, but fortunately I use ROKU a lot. Other networks and channels were available on the tvs in the bedrooms.
7. Grocery store was not too far away.
8. Location was basically equidistant between the Bay and the Beach, and between Mission Beach and Pacific Beach, the walks were doable.
9. Good location for visiting the majority of San Diego's top attractions.
10. Basement bedroom had lots of great sleeping space.
11. Bathroom off of each bedroom was a huge plus.
Other observations:
1. The place was obviously managed by a company, and lacked the personal touches that make you feel welcome in places run by individuals.
2. The sunsets are excellent on the pacific side.
3. The cost was high, but probably in line with what you can get for location, but there was nothing that made you say "wow, that was above and beyond for the cost" Would be a good investment for those who are splitting the cost, harder for a single family.
4. There is a lot of noise along the street, so if you struggle to sleep with noise, may want to look elsewhere.
5. No air conditioning, which is to be expected, there were plenty of fans.
6. Good full sized refrigerator.
Overall the place met our needs with some huge positives. Would be good for couples traveling together, multi generational families and even larger single families. The experience with the person in the street, and the injury caused by the dishwasher door dampened our overall experience.
When looking at places I generally go along the following lines:
5 star - Value and experience exceeds expectations
4 star - Value and experience are in line with expectations
3 star - Some problems or value and experience fall below expectations
2 star - Major problems
1 star - Stay far away