Other than the convenient location in an interesting neighborhood (10-20 min drive from downtown, Balboa Park, Little Italy, Gaslamp, etc) and designated parking space, we didn’t enjoy our stay due to lack of maintenance and thorough cleanliness inside the apartment:
1. The apartment was not too clean since there were small pieces of hair in the sink and toothpaste stain on the faucet in the bathroom. Window tracks were pretty dusty. These may be minor but these small things made me feel the cleaning wasn’t done thoroughly.
2. Though there was AC, it was only in the living room. Even though it was blasting and with the bedroom door wide open, we could barely feel the AC in the bedroom, let alone in the bathroom. I saw there’s a fan in a box available inside the closet, but given point 1 on cleanliness, I doubt the fan is clean. Why bother unboxing the fan and use it when it may probably be dusty?
3. It had been a struggle opening and closing the door. Due to COVID, I don’t feel comfortable to have others coming in when we had settled into the place. The weather strip around the door is old and has hardened, leaving gap around the frame, which made the door not aligned with the door frame, making it hard to open and lock. Also, the door does not have a dead bolt. Though it locks, anyone with the code can still get in
4. Many flies are outside the door. At least one would come in every time we entered/exited. Quite annoying to have flying pests around especially we needed to have the bedroom door open to feel some AC
5. Shower drains slowly causing water to back up in the tub. Also the host warned us (from previous complaints) in the check in instructions about needing to pull the valve out for the shower to work, it maybe a sign that the shower valve needs to be updated.
6. The bedroom and bathroom face a parking lot of an adjacent apartment. Since no AC could reach into the bathroom, the window was kept open but you can hear the roaring engine noise of car coming in and out of the parking lot. Not good for light sleepers
For the price that we paid (total $200 avg which includes cleaning and other fees per night), we expected the quality of the place to be comparable to Courtyard Marriott but felt like the apartment was more of a Motel 6.
Unless the host do some upkeeps of the apartment, I don’t recommend this place and I would not for sure come back to stay here next time we visit San Diego.