Dominique and Alex’s casita was awesome! I stayed with my dog at their casita, and the experience was way beyond my initial expectation.
I will probably end up writing up a longer review as I was excited about our experience at their casita, and I hope that this review would help others consider to stay at this casita.
First, both Dominique and Alex were very responsive even prior to booking, and they provided me thorough information about their casita. Alex even offered to put up a temporary fence to the small opening at the backyard so that my dog and I can hang out at a totally fenced in backyard. It was a huge plus! And thank you. We truly loved it and we had great use out of it!!
The check-in process was straight forward. And when we arrived at their casita, it was “wow’. Everything was clean, stylish, and very functional. I loved that floor plan, and I can tell that they invested a lot on their casita while paying attention to the details. The casita was detached from the main house. So, you have the total privacy, but you are close enough if you need any immediate help from them. As a matter of fact, Alex kindly stopped by shortly after we checked in, to place an outdoor trash can to accommodate my inquiry. Having a designated parking spot was so nice. And the walkway from the parking spot to the casita was nice, and the security camera with the light ensures your safety.
A dining table was not provided inside of the casita, however, you have a good sized outdoor round coffee table with two comfortable chairs at the front yard area. And the front patio area is covered. The front yard gets the morning sunshine and the afternoon shade, and the backyard gets the morning shades and the afternoon sunshine. Perfect!
The bed was comfortable to sleep, and it was good for my back. And the bathroom was very functional and stylish. It was also great to have the walk-in close to put all of your luggage.
And you cannot forget about the windows! There are so many large windows to bring the outdoors in as well as the nice San Diego breeze. Well done! And the black curtains were provided at the bedroom for the privacy.
Prior to the booking, I asked them about the noise from the airplanes as the location is near the flight path as the place is close the airport. I thought that I was sensitive to the noises in general, so I asked them. They answered with the detailed and upfront info which I found comfortable to stay there. More than anything, I greatly appreciated their sincere and upfront communication. I noticed the noise from the airplanes taking off for the first 30 mins after checked in, but interestingly the noise had become white noise/background noise afterwards. And I barely noticed the noise afterwards. And it was probably good to have for my dog to stay asleep when we were at the casita as he tends to pay close attention to whatever I do and his sleep gets disrupted often. For those who are more sensitive to the noise than I am, there was a machine to make white noise at the bedroom. But I ended up not using it as I did not need to.
Overall, our whole experience staying at Dominique and Alex’s casita was amazing. I would love to come back to stay at their casita again!