Being an avid user of STR's I try to give a fair and honest review. A short one for those who don't have the time or really care and a long more detailed version for the planners. We are not paid for our stays or compensated for the review.
Short Review: Outstanding customer service and communication with the HOST, house was clean, spacious and meet the needs our group of 8. Most of what your read in the other reviews is accurate and the house description is on par. Things that some who don't read reviews and details would complain about: yes, you can hear the air planes, we didn't notice from 11pm-6am, what you don't read is you can hear the sea gulls too. Yes it is a 1 mile walk to the beach. Easy walk, nice neighborhood and a friendly bunch of cats along the way.
Long Review:
Hosts were more than accommodating. We had several issues with Airbnb and if it wasn't for the host helping us, there would have been a lot of heartache. They responding very quickly, prior to, during and after our stay.
The House: Beautiful. There were 8 mom's (in our 40's) on this trip. While some of living spaces were small, we all fit. But really spent of our time outside. The master and the room with two twin beds is upstairs. The bathroom down stairs has an outside shower. Almost every girl took showers outside-and loved it. Very unique feature.
The kitchen is very functional and had almost all the basics, even condiments. I always recommend doing a house check before shopping. They had spices, oil, pots, pans, etc. My only "want" was a few mixing bowls. The outdoor patios are fantastic, with a bbq. Around 9:45 SeaWorld would set off fireworks, so we'd go to the top and watch. There is another small "studio like" place on the property (very common in OB), we had no issues. But read the rules, this not a party house, there are neighbors on each side of the house. Be kind, if you are looking to house party-do it at your house.
You won't find many games; a deck of cards, and the Mexican train domino set that we left, (under the seat bench in the kitchen). There also isn't any beach gear, including beach towels so pack accordingly.
There were plenty of bath towels, toiletries for all eight of us. There was plenty of dish soap, regular soap, hand sanitizer, air fresheners and even laundry detergent.
I believe the home to be an older home, maybe it has been added on, it is very modernized and sleek. You fill some little reminders of your childhood throughout the house (I won't give those away).
The Area: close to the airport, so our Lyft was only about $25, but you will hear the planes. It seemed they slowed down between 11pm and 6-7am. You are close to Ocean Beach (OB) or Mission Bay. We walked to OB almost everyday. The neighborhood is so pretty and we always felt safe, even walking home close to 11pm. Hoodads has the cheapest burger, and they taste great (local hot spot). We also ate at Wonderland Pub, great view. We found a lot of places where short staff so wait times were longer, don't leave the house staving. OB had tons of family activities at the beach along with an art market. I would recommend googling their Parks and Recreation department for local happenings (mostly free). We were actually there for the bars and shopping and that didn't disappoint either. We spent one day in La Joya Beach. Lyft ride there was like $22 but trying to get back during rush hour, fee went up to $50-still cheaper than a DUI. We stayed and had a few more drinks.
Again great place to stay, I would come back in a heartbeat.
Girls Trip 2021 -Sullivan