The house was clean overall. The sheets smelled nice. The location is ~15 mins walking distance to the beach. There is a Starbucks nearby and Trader Joe's in ~10 mins walking distance. I do however judge everything by the price we paid which is $4K for 3 nights, and unfortunately this price is not justified for this house IMO. Here are some quick reasons why:
1) This house's value proposition is to be able to host large groups. Actual beds in the house sleep 8 people but the living room has one couch that can seat 3 max 4 people. We came here to hangout as a big group and had to sit / lay on the hardwood floor. So the suggestion for the host: buy another couch. There's room in the living room.
2) Towels were super old. It's really not that expensive to get new towels every now and then.
3) The bathroom capacity is simply not enough to accommodate 8+ people. There are two bathrooms, and one is super small and terribly outdated. Like the fixtures and the floors are literally from 1960s. Didn't really use the other bathroom.
4) Way too many rules about the noise levels, the trash, the cleanliness etc. Plus literally zero support for early check-in, late check-out. You pay an exorbitant amount of money to book this place for 3 nights which is a) non-refundable, and b) inclusive of an exorbitant cost for CLEANING and then have to worry about leaving behind a piece of trash. One of my friends actually attempted to take out the trash in the bathrooms' bins and I stopped him. Why am I paying for cleaning if I'm having to take out the trash I wonder? We also had to lug our bags around due to no flexibility during check-in / check-out.
5) The house is in VERY close quarters with three other houses. It's like this one is built in another's backyard and there's absolutely zero privacy. So when someone in the nearby houses makes any sound, you hear it. Some of my friends complained about waking up and not being able to sleep because of the noise coming from outside in the middle of the night.
6) Some beds were comfortable while others were not.
7) We didn't really use the kitchen outside of putting drinks in the fridge and using some glasses for drinks but the only thing that is new in the kitchen is the fridge. Everything else is still in 1960. The oven can probably be considered antique at this point.
So this house is a great deal for the host, because pretty much every amenity is kept at "bare minimum" and the price they are charging is way too high. Makes me want to buy an outdated house in SD, pay $3K mortgage and bank $14K every month through airbnb. Not a bad business.