The good and great: the location was great for what we were doing in SD. It is literally about 15 minutes from the airport which made getting in really easy. It is also central and easy to get to shopping from the location. Number of local coffee shops and stores within walking distance as well which made the stay great
-Owners response and communication: Veena was great in responding to all the questions and issues that I had come up during our stay. I always appreciate a host who is responsive
The not so great: like other have stated there is no dedicated parking and I guess the time we went down was popular as we had to park about a block away in order to get parking. The neighborhood is safe and at no time we were worried about the car, it was more just an inconvenience not knowing when we got back if we would get a parking spot
-Really hot water: so this is a con due to the fact that the hot water is really really hot. I actually burned myself while taking a shower initially when I turned the hot water up a little. We actually had to watch our kids as they showered so they did not sustain burns. I have notified the host about this as this can usually be easily remedied by changing the setting on the thermostat
-Dated home: so on the first day at the unit the handle for the front door came off, and when I tried to re attach it realized that the issues was that it was an older door knob and one that needed to be replaced. We were able to close the deadbolt ad the screen door so no safety issues there. When I did reach out to the host she told me that they would be putting in an electronic door knob after we left. The house is also in need of some updating including the bathroom which had paint chipping off in some areas.
Again the host was very apologetic when I mentioned these things and did acknowledge the need for some updates. Again I did appreciate her prompt communication with me