This is a great, cozy place that's located fairly close to downtown San Diego and is reasonably priced. If not for a what couldve been minor, but ended up being somewhat of a major inconvenience (outlined below), I would give this place 5 stars without question.
So apparently the locks had been recently changed 2 weeks before our stay, and this made it NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to unlock and lock the front door. My girlfriend and I would spend nearly 20 minutes or longer trying to do either of which, sometimes resulting in us having to completely change or rid of our original plans altogether out of frustration. We did end up using the side door as an alternative, which wasnt too big of a deal, but forced us to have to leave his place each night by squeezing through a very narrow side walkway, which wasnt the most comfortable to do. While I wouldn't go as far as to say the front door ruined our San Diego trip, I would be lying if I didnt say it caused us a big hassle and sometimes altered/changed our plans single handedly during our stay in San Diego.
What I will say is that the host, Matias, was very empathetic our situation and offered to give us 1 night free for our troubles, which he ended up reimbursing to us. We both really genuinely appreciated this, as I always say: it isn't the mistakes you make, but how you make up for them. Aside from this mishap, Matias was a very friendly host who was pretty good at communicating and providing us with a comfortable experience during our stay. He brought us extra towels when we let him know there weren't enough left for the both of us initially, which we thought was very nice.
Matias said that he'll be replacing the locks ASAP so the next guests shouldn't have the problem that we had. I'd highly recommend otherwise!