Renter Beware
My wife, infant and I rented for 20 days while we finished work on our home here in San Diego. I had read other reviews and had seen some warning flags about poor wifi, fly issues as a result of proximity to alley and dumpsters but wanted to add a few more experiences we encountered.
Upon arrival, the roll up blinds were broken, which allowed direct alley access to look directly through the 8 foot glass slider. The answer from the host was tomorrow...not acceptable in our book so we had to jerry rig and hang the blinds in order to have some sense of safety and security (recurring theme with this property). This was never resolved during our stay.
The flies were persistent and real - luckily, there is a broken fly swatter on site, which leads to some sense of entertainment because you can expect ZERO from the host/property. There is an HDMI cable available but good luck getting Wifi. I attempted to work remotely from the property but was unable to do so, nor were we able to stream anything consistently.
The spiral staircase leading to the second floor loft looks great but it is loose. We chose not to go upstairs other than when we first checked in due to fear.
What really was detrimental and forced us to find emergency housing was when the garage code (garage access is the only way into the property) was no longer functioning. The response again from the host was tomorrow. Unfortunately, with a newborn and wife, this was NOT acceptable. All of our belongings locked away from us for a full day while they responded is bogus. Luckily, being local we had friends and family that came to our rescue and took us in.
WE ENDED OUR STAY EARLY
As for the pros, the place is quiet (concrete jungle) and centrally located though a car is absolutely required to do anything. And by the way, make sure your car is small because a pickup truck will not fit in the only garage spot.
The place had the absolute basics to survive
The place has a washer/dryer in unit
The one bathroom was fine with good water pressure and warm water.