My family and I stayed at the Art House for the last week, so I wanted to give an in-depth review because I think it will help a lot of people on the fence with this house.
I'm not going to lie - I was a little worried about staying here initially because of the windows. Everything else looked awesome based on the pictures but having that many windows without curtains just seemed like it would be hard to sleep and not enough privacy.
There ARE curtains in the rooms, which was great. Thick curtains cover the entire front glass wall where the art hangs (which was really cool IMO), the window in front of the staircase, and there's another one in the hallway that leads into the living room/kitchen area. There are also curtains that cover the sliding doors in the back, and the bedrooms had curtains as well. There is a full wall of curtains in the master.
There may have still been a few windows in the house that didn't have them, but overall it was way more private than what you see in the pictures of the house, so that was awesome.
Now in the master bedroom and one of the secondary bedrooms, there are high windows near the ceiling that let light through in the mornings. My wife and I didn't find it to be a big deal at all, but Jango does provide sleep masks just in case. Overall the windows were a non-issue during our stay and the house did feel very private when all of the curtains were used at night.
Now with all that said - the house is awesome. It's unique, beautiful, and in a GREAT location. Mission Hills is a nice, safe-feeling neighborhood with tons of great food options, places to go get a drink in the evening, coffee shops, close to the grocery stores, etc.
The zoo was 10 minutes away, the airport was 10 minutes away, the Birch aquarium is pretty close in La Jolla, downtown is close, and you're maybe 15-20 minutes away from Coronado Island. All in all, we were able to take our kid to a ton of places over the course of our stay.
If you're into walking, Mission Hills is great for that. People are out walking all day, and I don't think I've ever seen more friendly dogs in my entire life. It was fun to go for a stroll in the morning, grab some coffee, and look at all the cool historic houses in the area. It's San Diego, so the weather is amazing as well (a little chilly in the morning, and then a comfortable sunny high-60s, low-70s after the fog burns away when we stayed in March).
I would say the living room/kitchen/backyard area were slightly smaller than it looked in the pictures, but it's plenty big enough for a good amount of people and we had a great time cooking dinner and hanging out in the house every night.
The kitchen utensils, grill, grill utensils, and the pots/pans were great (we cooked a ton this trip and didn't have any issues), and Jango made sure that we had everything we needed in the house. If there's something you don't see, you can just text him and see if he can bring something to you. He's very responsive and helpful.
I would say this is NOT a house for big, loud parties. This is definitely a quiet, peaceful neighborhood, and we actually spoke to one of the neighbors when we were grilling one night. They were super friendly and we enjoyed talking to them, and they don't mind people visiting the Airbnb at all. But they have had issues in the past with loud parties so they are sensitive to it and Jango will ask you to keep it down if you're being loud past 10:00 pm outside.
The little house in the back is solid. Nice space, good bed, and a nice bathroom/shower setup. Plenty of privacy too if you close the wooden gate in the backyard.
The mattresses were some of the best ones we've had in an Airbnb stay, and the AC worked well. There are plenty of toiletries in the house as well. There's a central AC unit, along with individual units in the downstairs bedroom and the outside house. If you leave during the day, you will want to make sure you use the curtains on the glass doors in the living room area so that it isn't too warm. The sun does shine in at the end of the day.
The fridge and freezer are great, but it doesn't have a water/ice setup on the outside. There is an ice cube tray, and we bought bottled water at the store (we went to Vons right down the street) so it wasn't a big deal, but just something to keep in mind ahead of time.
The driveway is on the small side, but it is definitely long enough to keep your car out of the street. If you pull all the way in you won't be able to open your car doors, so we just pulled in enough to keep the back of our rental car out of the sidewalk and it worked great.
We didn't use the hot tub during our stay, but the water is clean and it was set to 100 degrees when we arrived at the house.
Overall the Art House was a great place to stay for us. it was clean, comfy, and close to good attractions. We'd book this place again for sure the next time we're in San Diego.