Katya is wonderful to communicate with. She was very responsive and timely. She gave us a friendly welcome. The room was clean. However, to me there are some drawbacks to the room. For others, these may be of no concern.
First, the room is very dark and a bit claustrophobic. In between the lack of natural light, lack of access to gard n or patio and the owners stored items it felt a bit confining. There is a small window but it is right on the sidewalk so felt no privacy if it was open. There is no ventilation so must use fan and or AC for circulation. Because room is right on sidewalk of a busy intersection the traffic noise is constant. In addition we could hear some of the talking and baby sounds from the hosts. We couldn’t access the patio that was pictured due to renovations, however it would be awkward to go to it from the air bnb room.
As mentioned in a previous review the bathroom is amazingly small. I am a small person 5’3” petite build and it was tough for me to turn around in. Unfortunately we had no hot water due to a city problem (though a previous reviewer also mentioned no hot water).
Parking is challenging at best. It is street parking but by 8 pm the parking in a 2 block radius was taken. I had to drive around for awhile to find parking. Obviously, not in hosts control but something to be aware of.
I feel the room is overpriced and doesn’t come close to the quality of Airbnb places in San Diego that I have stayed in.
Again Katya is wonderful...