This was my first AirBnb stay and as such, my first review.
First, Kylee was a great hostess. The place was clean, tidy, well equipped, and there were some unexpected items such as a snack basket and waters and other beverages in the fridge. Those were all appreciated. The unit was clean and ready for my arrival, and it was pretty much as expected based on the pictures and other reviews.
Before I booked this trip, there were a few criteria which I used to select a rental. Location (I wanted to be along the Mission Beach strip with plans to access the beach and bay as well as visit both north and south from here), parking (I was going to have a car), and cleanliness/quality of the place. As to each of those...
Location - pretty much got exactly what I expected, although as it was my first trip to SD, I didn't realize quite how congested this area would be. I had easy access to the beach and the bay, I walked to a couple of restaurants (Saskas was a surprisingly good steakhouse), and it was easy to drive into San Diego or La Jolla from here. So that worked out great.
Parking - this was the biggest issue that I encountered. The listing states that the garage is only a certain length such that having a shorter car would be helpful. My rental was about 6" too long, so I couldn't close the door which I didn't care about. But the issue was that cars are parked right across from the garage. It's a narrow single door garage, and while I'm a pretty skilled driver, there was no way I could get into the garage when one of the cars was parked there. It took about a 20-point turn to get out one time, so the last day/night I was there I had to find alternate parking. It just so happened to be my bad luck that it was raining during my visit, so I had to walk a half-mile to park in the free lot at the rec center as I couldn't find parking along Mission Blvd. This really isn't Kylee's fault as I think the other cars may technically be parked illegally, but it was a problem for me just the same... Suggestion - rent a small/compact car if you plan to utilize the garage!
Cleanliness / Quality - the unit was clean and as I said above, basically as expected. The properties in this area are older and showing their age, but nothing that negatively affected my stay. The shower had soap/shampoo/conditioner (I brought my own, but a nice touch), and the bathroom had a hairdryer and nice quality towels.
Other thoughts. The kitchen was really well equipped, and while I only cooked once, I could have easily cooked most anything I would have wanted to. There were a lot of spices in the cabinets, basically all utensils I could have needed, and everything worked well for me. Because of the weather I didn't get to use the patio or grill, but they were nice to have areas I would have liked to use.
One issue specific to me, I have a pinched nerve which I'm rehabbing, and neither the bed nor the futon couch were comfortable to me. The bed was firm, and the couch cushion, being a foldout mattress, just didn't offer any support for sitting.
I was a little concerned about the lack of AC as I'm a hot sleeper, but this was never a problem as I had good air flow through the unit, and the fans helped keep the place comfortable.
With all this said, I rated my stay a 4 out of 5 with the parking situation and furniture comfort being my issues. If those would not be an issue for you, I think it's a great little unit and Kylee was a good hostess.