Overall a nice spacious house close to several beaches and about 30 minutes away from Gaslamp so location was great for everything we were hoping to do for a girls weekend. Although this house is big it realistically only sleeps about 9 people on beds as one of the rooms which seems like a kid room/office only had a air mattress. If you are fine with others sleeping on the couch, or air mattress then sleeping arrangements should be no problem. Best highlights: the decor of the home is very nice and the backyard is convenient to entertain and take a swim or hang out if you don’t want to leave the house.
Concerns: Most Airbnb’s I’ve been able to stay, you wouldn’t be able to realize whether someone else is living there now or hasn’t been there for months as all areas are clear of others belonging. However this house wasn’t the case. There were personal items such as clothes, shoes, notes, bank cards, and even prescription drugs found in drawers you expect maybe you can put your clothes in for the weekend or drawers in the kitchen you would be looking for utensils in. Upkeep of the home was also a concern as the dining room chairs were wobbly, the fridge was not keeping anything cold for a few hours, the ice dispenser was not working altogether as the ice was frozen together and the outside furniture had tears which I hope we would not be blamed for as it was already that way. Several of the spices in the pantry seemed expired or no longer good so wouldn’t recommend using them. Although the air conditioning seemed to work well we all found ourselves to be hot at night. The home has a lot of windows that let in a lot of light so the house in certain rooms tend to get very hot especially in the morning so if you aren’t a morning person make sure to have the curtains closed. Cleanliness wise we found that bbq grill looked like it hadn’t been cleaned for a long time, air fryer was not cleaned out, and there were dirty dishes already found in the dishwasher when we arrived. So if there are cleaning fees involved not sure they are being used to clean or check these items. I know there is a “TV room” mentioned downstairs by the kitchen, however neither living room had a TV. Lastly the most memorable one of the weekend is that no alarm system or code was listed in our stay yet on Saturday morning when someone opened up the door to the backyard that we had opened several times during our stay, the alarm this time went off and was asking for a code which we tried to call and text the owner to obtain to turn off but didn’t hear back for a few hours about it. We had to move the mobile alarm to another room to drown out the noise and it eventually stopped after about 20 minutes. The cops showed up hours later to check on us so that was definitely a laughable moment and were a little relieved to know the alarm worked but had no clue what set it off. Overall it was nice but with the overall price I would have expected some of the basics to be ironed out.