The Luxury Home with a View is exactly as presented on Airbnb. The house has an amazing view that includes a city skyline, a beautiful bridge, a marina complete with boats and the outline of military ships on the horizon. It also has a complete view of the airport runway where planes land and take off in full view from the patio. Despite the proximity to the airport the air traffic noise was not a problem for us. While I might not want to live so close to the airport as a rental it was really fun to see the planes land and take off. Unless a member of your party has an uncommon sensitivity to that type of noise (like perhaps a child with autism or someone with insomnia) it should not be a problem.

From the outside the house appears to be a regular house but once inside you are in a modern designer’s dream home. The furniture and fixtures would be worthy of a Modern Home magazine spread. The appliances were all top of the line and the house came equipped with hotel like conveniences like a hair dryer, iron, ironing board and the beds were really comfortable. Unlike a hotel, however, it also has a washer and dryer so if you are coming with your family you can pack light and wash your clothes without the extra expense you would get at a hotel or laundry mat. They even left us some snacks for when we first arrived which was a really nice touch. There was an issue with an overflowing toilet but the owner sent someone to fix it within minutes of being called. We could tell it was not an ongoing problem – it was clearly caused by the preceding renters because the plumber found q-tips in the line. It was actually really good to know that if anything happened the owner was available and responsive to fix it so quickly.

This was my first Airbnb experience and I was a little nervous about it. I was going to a conference and was concerned about not staying in the hotel – I was not looking forward to having to go off site to change for dinner or leaving earlier in the morning to get to the conference on time. My concern was completely unfounded. We relied on Uber to get back and forth which routinely cost about $7 – 10 to get to the hotel. It was in the Gas Lamp District and it never took more than 10 minutes to get there. We also found a great coffee shop just down the street in Little Italy where there are also some really fun shops and cool restaurants as well. Overall it was a great experience in a wonderful house. The owner was extremely responsive and helpful and I would be very happy to rent the house again.