Michaels place was excellent value for money and in the midst of many popular places to go. Uber's were mainly $6-13 including to La Jolla airport, Santa Fey Station, Coranado Island and we caught the train from Qualcomm after a concert as we would have waited forever for a taxi etc which was about 20 mins walk and a full day MTS pass is $5 - cheaper if you get a multi day
The kitchen is very large and has more than everything you would expect. You can't cook before 8am or after 8pm
The bed was very comfortable and the toilet small but appreciated
We started walking to the zoo then took ($5 1/2 hour $7hr ) machine bike rentals on the way which we dropped at the stand in front of the zoo - this is a great way to see gorgeous Balboa park and there are a number of other drop offs around town - the Marina is another cool place to ride.
Many great places to eat and check out the happy hours especially Mon-Fri where beers are $3-5 wines appetisers and cocktails 5-7 these run all different times 2-5, 5-7 etc. there is a big supermarket/ liquor market that has everything- we laughed at 750ml bottles of Tequila for $7.99 10mins walk.
Yes the planes are loud if you have the doors open but there I was a ceiling fan and we just went to bed a bit later. The house is always lit at night and they area safe. The homeless people weren't close to the house but they walk round even the popular areas like little Italy but at no time did we find them threatening
We didn't meet Michael but he had someone there to greet us and answer any questions. We saw other guests only momentarily coming & going., getting a drink (ice maker fridge and chilled water) You would be lucky to get such value elsewhere thanks Michael I know you put a lot of soul into it.