On the positive side, the flat was very well located in a beautiful house with a big private garden, parking space, walking distance to the beach and everything else (supermarkets, restaurants, bars, shops, dog beach, kids playground…etc.). The house was close to everything in San Diego (beaches, La Jolla, downtown, Balboa park…etc.). We could access the house kitchen, which was great. The owner provided a lot of good quality amenities (basically anything we needed such as tea, coffee, olice oil, soap, and even makeup remover) which was a big plus.
On the downside, we were highly disappointed by what was described as a flat, but it was more a basement with no direct light from the sun. The place was so humid because of this (not because it is close to the ocean as the owner replied to us) and there is not a proper heating system. It was cold and we all got sick because of the humidity. Only one small heater was provided for the entire place (even though there are two bedrooms) so it was very difficult to heat the place up. The bathroom was even colder. The entire floor in one of the bedroom was wet and not able to dry for the entire week we stayed. When we told Tara, she let us borrow another bigger dehumidifier which worked well but it was still not very comfortable. She told us that only one heater was allowed in the place as the electric system could not handle two. We found it to be true, the electric system is outdated with cables everywhere.
In my opinion, the description of the place is deceiving and I would recommend installing a proper heating system in the appartement.