Alessandro’s place is exactly what I needed for my time in SD! It’s right on the border of Balboa and Hillcrest, so you have the opportunity to explore two cool areas of the city easily and on foot. The building has a code so I always felt really safe coming and going.
The room itself was fairly standard, and as expected. Not fancy, but had everything I needed. Only issue was with the wifi in the room which I regularly had trouble with.
The apartment is cozy and personal. Kitchen has everything you need, including a Nespresso machine which is AWESOME.
Alessandro is great to live with and learn from. Overall highly recommend and would definitely come back!