My wife and I stayed at the cottage for a week and it is great spot to vacation by the beach, but the owner ultimately made the stay very unpleasant. We would not have cared about the imperfections of the cottage (hot water on demand that takes a while to heat up, trash barrels full when we arrived, old ineffective iron, really soft mattress), but the lack of meeting expectations and difficult communication with Jerry was very disappointing. During the booking process Jerry said I was eligible for an early booking discount, but was unable to adjust the pricing so he insisted on leaving cash along with "a few San Diego goodies" in the kitchen for us when we arrive. I should not have trusted him because neither cash or goodies were left at the house. I emailed Jerry about this on Monday (arrived Sunday night) and I never received a clear answer until Thursday when I was essentially told that he was new to AirBnB and did not understand how much I was being charged and the discount was actually already applied. This was very frustrating because he set the completely wrong expectation for us and it was due to his negligence.

The house was also supposed to have cable and internet, but neither worked when we arrived. We did not care that much as most of our time was spent exploring San Diego, but Jerry insisted he would get it fixed and also follow up regarding it. After not hearing back from him a while after he said he would, I had to initiate the communication and it wasn't ultimately fixed until Thursday. After I had to follow up and a few more correspondences I told him I wanted to just stop discussions regarding anything else, but Jerry did not adhere to my request.

Finally, there was a notice of "water shut off" due to non-payment left on the front door on Friday. This did not give us much confidence in his ability to maintain the property. Later that day, after taking a shower and running the laundry, water started backing up into the toilet and shower. I didn't draw a direct parallel with the water notice, but points to the fact that there could be some lack of maintenance.

We are not very picky individuals, but we would not return or recommend this property to anyone else.