We stayed here Christmas weekend. I’ll list the pros and cons.
Pros:
-Kitchen is fully stocked! Kylee even provided us with a crockpot after inquiring if they had one. It even looked new! I wanted to make a homemade pizza also but didn’t want to bring a rolling pin or ask if they had one. Low and behold there was a rolling pin in the kitchen.
-Location is what you’re really paying for here. You are literally steps from the beach and a 3 minute walk to the bay. There are a ton of restaurants nearby. We got coffee from better buzz and chilaquiles from the Mexican place next to better buzz. There’s also a little market nearby if you need anything. We were able to walk to stores and even left our car in the garage the whole weekend.
-The host responds very quickly to any inquiries.
-It was easy to get into the space with the door code so it was nice not to have to carry around keys.
-The patio also has a nice dining set if you want to eat outside and you can get a glimpse of the ocean.
-WiFi is pretty good and the roku for both TVs is nice to have.
Cons:
-They aren’t kidding when they say the garage space is tight. I thought our garage space was tight but I was wrong. We have a Honda Pilot. It didn’t fit all the way in so we had to keep the garage open. There’s a car parked in front of the garage so it’s difficult to park into the space. I suck at reversing into spaces but my husband was able to do it with my help. Also it was very very tight to get out of the car. I’m pretty skinny and I had to hop over my door with my husband’s help because I couldn’t squeeze out, and that’s with equal space on both sides. You’ll have to push your mirrors in in order not to damage them. This was probably the most stressful part of the trip. I have no idea how my husband got back into the car when it was time to pack up because I couldn’t get back in. However it’s either this or street parking and most Airbnb’s in San Diego don’t come with parking. So it just depends on what you’d rather deal with.
- There really are a lot of stairs. Apart from the ones in the picture, there are stairs to the bedroom and a couple of steps to the laundry machines. We were traveling with a baby so we were prepared with a playpen but weren’t prepared for the ones leading to the bedroom so that’s something to keep in mind. You just have to be really careful and watch your kid/keep doors closed.
- The master bedroom WILL get HOT if there’s sun outside (I thought it wouldn’t happen in the winter but it does). However it does cool back down at night time (again this is winter time so I don’t know about the rest of the year). The rest of the place stays cool.
-Lastly I was a little disappointed with cleanliness just because you’re paying quite a bit for it and I noticed the sheets had a few brown stains on them, particularly some pillow covers but luckily I brought my own pillows. The washing machine had quite a bit of sand and seashells in there. Some dishes had oily residue and the wine glasses had a ton of what seemed to be dishwasher soap reside. Luckily we brought our own plastic wine glasses but would have been nice to use glass ones. Although that last part is a guest’s responsibility, I would hope it would still be checked if you’re paying for it to be cleaned.
Anyway I hope my review helps people be prepared and know what to expect if they choose to stay here. All in all we had a good vacation.