I want to start off by saying i would have left a two star review but I added another star because the issues I had were addressed by the host and airbnb and I received some reimbursement (about 20% back from ONE night or 3.6% of the whole stay)
The issues were as followed:
The most annoying one was the NOISE. The green wall next to the futon if you look closer is actually a door with some pad locks on it. Immediately on the other side of the door is what I assume is another airbnb and due to the lack of sound proofing you can hear nearly EVERYTHING that goes on- like normal volume conversations between people and even phone calls on speaker. This was a huge issue because there would be music or talking past 11 pm and one night up until 4am. I do not blame the other residents because it's unreasonable for me to expect them not to talk regularly at night time especially when I assume everyone is vacationing and trying to have a good time. To give the host the benefit of the doubt, I did not mention the noise during my stay because I genuinely did not think there was anything that could be done because it was a lack of sound proofing and lack of a real wall.
Another issue was during the last night there was no hot water. The first time we encountered this was at around 9am and we just chalked it up to perhaps the water heater needing more time to rev up but at 10 pm when we got back from our excursions there was also no hot water . I did reach out to the hosts about this and understandably they could not send someone until the next day. which was very unfortunate because our flights were 6am the next morning. I did receive about 20% back for the last night due to this though I would value the ability to take a comfortable shower as higher.
Other than these concerns the airbnb is relatively clean and the furnishings are nice. The hosts were responsive and accommodated an earlier check in. The airbnb itself is safe with a passcode protected fence around the property though the location itself is pretty sketchy and I wouldn't expect to be able to walk around comfortably given the array of homeless people just two clocks away with tents set up under the highway. The local walmart is also kind of scary to shop in and I am no stranger to urban environments having grown up in NYC my whole life. I don't fault the hosts for downtown San Diego for battling housing insecurity given I felt quite safe in the airbnb itself.
Another good thing that it is very close to the gaslamp area and the convention center which is what we needed.
All that being said I would not stay here again, I don't think the price justifies the experience. Perhaps if they built a real wall between the two accommodations with sound proofing it would dramatically increase the comfort of ones stay.