This is a great location. It was central to everything we wanted to do.
Old town and downtown were like 5-10 minute drive which saved us a lot of money and time with Uber/lyft.
Sea world and Balboa park are also around the corner.
The price point was great.
Now, there were 3 things I would point out:
1. Cleanliness - the house was pretty clean. Our issue was the backyard. This rental allows for pets, and we could tell. The furniture looked stained and had a pretty strong wet dog scent. We’d recommend the owner invest in a deep clean of the backyard. The towels provided also had a strong odder, luckily we each brought our own from home.
2. Careful with leaving food out. We left a pizza box out for MAX 2 hours and came back to it full of small ants. Bummer $60 thrown out.
3. Security - this is by far the worst thing. This unit has two property’s. The one we rented and the one behind, which is a studio or something. To gain access to both units you must use a security code. Well, on Sunday we had a family of 4 open our front door and come inside. You can imagine how surprised we were and the look on their face. They had rented out the Airbnb behind ours. Luckily they were a nice family with kids and we quickly figured it out. It’s a bit concerning that both properties share the same security code. Had we not been home when that happened we had a lot of valuables inside the house. You just never know.
My biggest suggestion for the owners is to fix this security isssue ASAP as it is not hard to do.
Besides these 3 issues we had we had fun. I DO recommend this home because it was really nice and budget friendly. As long as the host changes the security code because that’s not negotiable…bring your own towels and maybe a blanket and you’ll be good to go.
4/5 stars. -1 for security.