I feel that this AirBnb is just one step away from being a top choice in San Diego. There were so many positives, it's just missing those last finishing touches to make it a 8-star and above stay. Overall we had a positive experience and would stay again. I broke down some of the positives and improvements below.
All the great things:
Check-in/Check-out - Super easy and hassle free.
AC - As we all know, Southern California can get very hot and the AC's in each room were so helpful and greatly appreciated to combat the heat.
Location - Our main attraction for the weekend was Petco Park. We were literally 7 minutes away and it was super convenient. The apartment's proximity to downtown and other popular areas are a huge plus.
Parking - You get one spot included and for everyone that has ever been somewhere with bad parking, you know how important this is! It makes the trip so much more enjoyable when you don't have to worry about parking.
Clean-up - A lot of AirBnBs have started this trend of having guests essentially do a soft clean before leaving. I agree we should pick up after ourselves, but the places demanding laundry be started or trash be taken out to avoid a fine are doing a bit much considering we all pay a cleaning fee. For this rental we were asked to leave everything "As Is" and I thought that was great and helpful to not stress about the mad dash clean up right before check-out.
Things that can improve:
Cleanliness - Overall the apartment was mostly clean, however the shower curtain had stains. Replacing the shower curtain is fairly cheap and in my personal opinion should be regularly changed in a rental. The shower head was also dirty, as if it had not been sanitized in a while. These are not huge things, but cleanliness is very important to me, especially in a rental.
A side note to cleanliness - When we arrived there was glass all over the parking spot. It looked like someone had thrown a beer bottle on the floor and just left it there. I can only imagine that not all rental owners get the opportunity to visit their rentals before people show up. My only recommendation I guess would be for whomever goes to clean before the next guest check all areas including the parking. I would have preferred to not spend the first 20 minutes at the apartment sweeping up glass.