I stayed with Richard in San Diego for 4 days for a conference and it was a wonderful experience! He is such a wonderful host and made me feel right at home from the moment that I got there!
The positives:
-Host: Richard is such a nice guy. I really enjoyed talking with him, he went out of his way to make sure that I was oriented to San Diego and he made some great recommendations of things to do/places to eat. Since I had to be out of the house every day by 7am, Richard would wake up and make me a pot of coffee (really good coffee!) before I left. At all times, he was respectful, courteous and kind.
- Accommodations: The pictures don't lie. That is the actual view from your room and private balcony. You have your own room with balcony and bathroom on the second level of the house. Richard's office is also on the second floor but if he was in it, I didn't notice, so it was almost like a full floor to myself! Everything was clean and the bed (queen) was comfortable. It was an awesome experience to get to hear the ocean waves as I fell asleep! It was very important to have a garage spot as street parking is limited.
-Location: Located in fun Mission Beach! I wish I didn't have to work so much while I was here because this location is central to many popular restaurants and bars. I did get to go for a run on the beach path in the evenings which had a great energy and view. It got a little crowded at sunset but for obvious reasons!

Negatives:
Truthfully I've racked my brain and can't think of any real negatives! I felt like for people to believe my review that I would have to think of at least one so here it is, there is no TV in the guest room. This was just fine for me because I don't watch much but I guess some people might want that. Richard did welcome me to use the living room TV if I wanted though! With the beach at your feet, who needs TV anyway?

When I come back to SD, there is no question that I would book again with Richard! I hope that this review was helpful!