Alls well the ends well! We arrived an hour before check-in, but because Matt had sent us arrival information including the key code and room location, it went very smoothly. We were greeted by the workers who were laying the new floor and they helped us get to the stairs. We'd been warned the day before our arrival that there would be workers there due to an earlier flood. My name was on the room at the top of the stairs, so we knew exactly where to go. It was large and lovely with lots of windows and good space, enough for us to do yoga comfortably! The only issue was that we were freezing! The room temp was 63 degrees and it was rainy and unseasonably cool in SD. I tried to reach Matt via text and phone and e-mail, but there was no answer. I later discovered that he was in Mexico and unable to communicate. Fortunately Sam showed up to check the floor downstairs and he was apologetic and quickly showed us how to adjust the heat- a "nest" set-up in the hall outside our room. The bed was heavenly, the massage chair a real treat. The large whirlpool has windows all around and the walk-in shower produced lots of hot water.
The house was quiet (once the workers left), and Elda (spelling?), the lovely housekeeper was very helpful as well.
We would certainly come back the next time we are in San Diego. You definitely need a car or UBER or Lyft- it's not a walking neighborhood, but everywhere we wanted to go seemed to be within 15-25 minutes.
Do NOT miss the Saturday farmers' market in Little Italy. We follow Sam and Matt's rec to go to Cucina Urbana and we had our first lunch there- delicious and quite reasonable. Take a quick drive to Coronado and luxuriate in the setting! Gorgeous beach walk along the Hotel del Coronado- an historic 1888 hotel. Balboa Park and all its museums is a must as well. We had 2 out of 3 days of rain- not typical weather, but we had a wonderful easy stay!