If I would have done a review the morning after we arrived it would have been one star! When you pull up it isn't a house it is the front unit of a apartment complex, so it doesn't look like what I expected. When you walk in the place is very outdated, worn and not very clean. The pictures show it in a much newer condition with different furniture. I went around the house and took over 100 pictures of damages just to insure we would not get charged for them. First thing we did was go to the kitchen to unload our stuff. The refrigerator was not cleaned out. The door had about 10 jars of food and butter and the shelfs were not wiped down. The knobs on the drawers were sticky as were door knobs and the stair railing. We did find cleaning supplies so just wiped down everything and threw out the old food. Then we went into the bathrooms.....Disgusting!!! All of the shower drains had a lot of long black hairs covering the drains and the tub had hair and soap residue all over it. So we cleaned the bathrooms next. Now the icing on the cake was when we went to bed that night the main level bed had been slept in, the bottom sheet was not even tucked in and the top sheet was all crumpled up and smelled of perfume, and a bonus, hair in the bed too! We also killed 4 large black spiders on the main floor. This is all the first night. I wrote to the owners and she did get back to me and wanted pictures. I sent them to her the next morning. She offered to send the cleaners back to the house the next day. However, I felt there was a real lack of concern. She said well it was cleaned that day. Well this house is large and when a group leaves at 11 and it is booked by 4, that isn't enough time to get it cleaned the way it should be. We had 7 of us so I put everyone to work cleaning the place that night so that our week was not ruined. It's been a rough enough year, I didn't want to ruin the one thing we had been looking forward to. So we spent a couple hours cleaning. The owner said the railing was always sticky because of the paint, but after about 50 wipes with a microfiber cloth I had in the car, it was 100 percent better! I bought insect spray the next day and sprayed all of the entrances and we did not see anymore while there. Except there were several silver fish in the kitchen everyday. But I am guessing this is just because of the lack of actual cleaning and probably just because it is by the water. I really feel that we should not have had to do that and was not even offered any compensation for like a cup of coffee or even get paid back for the bug spray!
As for how equipped the house is, that was amazing! Unfortunately they don't tell you this before booking so I packed and brought a ton of unnecessary things. Like a regular coffee pot and blender. Honestly a person could show up and not need to bring anything except personal belongings. The gas grill is a hunk of junk and took a long time to get lit, you will need matches. The lighter doesn't work. The cooler that they show is junk and falling apart. The rugs are a tripping hazard and you will need to put a chair or something over it or you will break you neck!! I didn't feel comfortable sitting on any of the sofas as they are not clean. The beds are VERY firm and pillows are not comfortable, I would suggest bringing your own.
I have to still give this house 4 stars overall because of the location, space and amenities. It is probably the best place on Mission Bay for people watching. We really enjoyed sitting on the balcony and watching the volleyball and dogs walking by. It is a small deck so no more than 5 people can fit.
So after the initial disappointment and hard work on our part, we did enjoy the last 6 days very much.