While I was initially very excited for my stay here, there were a number of drawbacks that ultimately made the experience feel unpleasant.
The first issue was the trash/recycle cans that I had to walk past in order to get through the gate to the back yard where the guest house is located. Upon my arrival on Monday, both trash cans were so full that they couldn’t be closed. The smell was horrible, and flies were swarming around them. When I left on Friday, they were still exactly the same. Every AM and every PM, my son and I would hold our noses to walk past them because they smelled so bad.
The bathroom linens provided were 2 bath towels and 1 wash cloth. One wash cloth for two people to share for 4 days. No hand towel.
The a/c unit in the wall was coated with an extremely thick layer of dust which I wiped down and cleaned the best I could.
There was no flat sheet on the bed - just a fitted sheet and a heavy down comforter. Maybe that’s no big deal to some, but I like a sheet to cover with, and that seems like a pretty standard part of bedding.
There was a Keurig machine, yes - but no k-cups for it, which ultimately just kind of cracked me up. I don’t travel with k-cups on me, and providing a guest with a Keurig but no k-cups makes it completely useless. I ended up going out and purchasing coffee each morning.
Ultimately, while the space was cute and cozy and I wanted to like it, the provisions were so bare minimal that I wished I had just spent a little more and stayed in a hotel. I will say that the location was very convenient to downtown, Balboa Park, etc., so that was a nice aspect.