My husband and I traveled to San Diego for the first time. The whole trip was beyond our expectation. We travel to lots of places but plan to make a second visit only to few of them. San Diego is on that short list. Kai’s place is definitely added colors for our trip.
- Airbnb v.s. Hotel: We are very used to hotels. Easy in and out, and good amenities. One big reason for us to choose Airbnb over hotel is because easy and free parking (will mention below). This will make a big difference in US if you drive around.
#1 Great location: Kai’s place is in pacific beach area, a quiet and safe neighborhood. It’s very easy to find street parking and also okay to park in their front yard. They are also close to pacific beach shopping/dinning street. We love this location as it’s 10 to 20 mins to get to every other places we wanted to go: La Jolla, Zoo, Balboa Park, Little Italy, Old Town, downtown, other beaches.
#2 Great Host: Kai and his wife Bev are very welcoming. They had thoughtful touches, such as early check-in (we were lucky no other guests in the previous day), welcoming fruits, welcoming board warm/helpful intro of local community, and even water. All of these made us feel very welcomed and allowed us to have a sense of local life. This is one big difference from hotel. It’s personal and special. My husband particularly liked it.
In general, you can tell that Kai and Bev are trying best to think from the guests’ need and to make them feel the real beauty of this beach city. Though I cannot say this Airbnb is as good as a five star hotel, but for the experiences and price, it’s definitely a wonderful deal.