The location was in the Gaslamp Quarter as advertised and during the daytime we were able to walk to our restaurant and shopping destinations without a problem. The unit is very nicely decorated and I was a big fan of the comfy couch and HBO Go access while we were enjoying some coffee the next morning. We stayed one night for a fun girls trip to the Gaslamp Quarter. There were some very nice business owners downstairs who let us borrow a wine opener at the end of the night when we realized there was not one in the unit (the corkscrew part had broken off). The host kindly let us check in early so we could drop off our things and go park the car while the cleaners were still working. It was great to be able to get out and enjoy an early happy hour and get our fun started.
Overall we decided we would not book again at this location. These are the reasons why. The host was very slow to respond to a message through the app (a whole week and three contact attempts before I got a response). The floors in the unit were very sticky. Not due to being unclean, but clearly the floor cleaner was making the wood floor varnish break down and become very, very sticky. There were a few other minor maintenance and amenity issues. The location was a little sketchy around this particular block after dark and I was woken a few times throughout the night by noise (loud music from a car driving by, sirens, and people outside yelling/partying). I went to 7-11 at 9:30pm on a Monday night and was approached by one of several vagrants who called me a vulgar name. I'm very confident and was okay with telling them to back off and go on my way, but the fact that I had to do that was concerning. This incident happened within 200 yards of the parking structure that comes with this rental. This is probably the main reason we won't book this property again. The cost, $250/night (after fees and such), was just too high for the overall experience. I think I should at least be able to walk within a couple blocks of the unit without feeling unsafe. I know the area is quite pricy and this may actually be a "good" rate. However, in the future I would either pay more for a location closer to the coast end of Gaslamp or I would book in a different area for less and spend the difference on ride share into Gaslamp.