Ara’s place was very clean and comfortable for our 4 nights in San Diego. The location is down an alley, next to a laundromat and an autozone, but the home itself is very safe and the neighborhood quite quiet, considering how close and tightly packed residences are there in Ocean Beach.
The house is above the garage and, although close to neighboring homes/apartments, it feels private and safe.
The house is very new and updated. Not a huge place, but big enough for the 4 of us, and even had some family over one evening (9 of us total), and were able to use the deck on a nice summer evening.
Nice furnishings and decor. The kitchen was stocked well with pots/pans, tools, gizmos, and serving dishes/bowls.
There is a spice rack, but there is nothing beyond that..,no oil, sugar, condiments of any sort.
So, besides random spices, you’ll need to buy anything you might need or want.
The refrigerator has a purified water dispenser INSIDE. We were unaware and had purchased purified water, so they was nice to see and handy.
Beds were clean and very comfortable. Lots of towels supplied, including beach towels.
We didn’t use them, but Ara has several beach bikes and a storage box outside full of boogie boards and beach items and the walk to Ocean beach is short and easy.
We stayed during an exceptionally warm and humid week in SD. Thank God for the
a/c units Ara has in his place! That’s NOT the norm for SD homes, and they were lifesavers!
Made our stay SO much nicer.
As Ara makes clear, and others have mentioned, the planes most definitely fly right overhead. It’s generally quiet between 10pm and 5am, but the house is located under the takeoff path for the airport, so you need to consider that.
We live near trains, so are very used to unexpected noise. Choose accordingly, because you won’t NOT hear them.
For us, not a big deal though.
Highly recommend a stay here!