Shannon’s place is amazing! It’s exactly what you see in the pictures, which I appreciated, and it’s extremely close to plenty of amazing bars and restaurants in North Park. The location honestly couldn’t be better - it’s about a 10-15 minute walk from University Blvd (where all the restaurants are, target, CVS, etc). The apartment is super clean and decorated nicely as well. We saw some comments about cookware but it didn’t apply to us because we never cooked while we were there. The bed sleeps comfortable and the AC keeps the place cool, although one of the vents blows directly onto the bed so just be mindful in case you have allergies (I did). The bathroom is as pictured - we had to buy our own shower soap but that wasn’t a big deal. WiFi was also not an issue and having the laundry room right across the walkway from the front door was awesome!
Shannon is also an excellent host. She gave us excellent recommendations for eating in North Park and Little Italy many of which we went to (DunedIn, Encontro, Flap Your Jacks, Coin Op, Barbusa, City Tacos, Street Car, Nomad Donuts, etc). She’s also extremely responsive. We asked for face towels and the smoke detector alarm to be replaced because the battery was low and beeped throughout the night — both issues were fixed the next day. The area had a power outage in the afternoon on the weekend and Shannon was super quick to respond and confirmed that it wasn’t her units, but the entire neighborhood, with the issue. She also texted me when the power was back. This wasn’t an issue because we were out eating anyway.
The area is super safe and we walked about in the day and night with no issues. Towards the end of our stay, guests checked into Shannon’s Airbnb next door (Letter M) and were a little loud so we realized the walls were a bit thin but it wasn’t a huge deal. Again, we spent a lot of time out of the apartment.
TLDR: The apartment is as pictured, in prime location, Shannon’s a great host, and we would definitely stay here again on another trip to SD!