Kate's place was spotless, the pictures don't do it enough justice. Such a large space and very close to a lot of places we wanted to visit during our stay in SD. Kate does mention she has a young active child. There was a lot of running around that we heard, but it was expected because of her prior warning. If you plan to be out of the house most of the day, it shouldn't be a problem. Other than that, we definitely enjoyed our stay and loved Kate's place.