My wife and I and our 3 kids stayed at CJ's place for what was supposed to be a week. Unfortunately, it wasn't an overall good experience. I will first comment on the positives. The house is in a great location. It is close to the beach in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood. Cj was very accomodating with checkin and communication before our stay. It's situated on a nice lot with some grass and there's a jacuzzi which the kids loved.
Upon checkin, Cj informs us the oven doesn't work and hasn't for a long time. That would've been nice to know since we fully expected to cook some meals. We, (like I'm sure other families) rent a home instead of a hotel so we don't have to eat out every night. There were only 2 bowls for meals for our family of 5, limited utensils (no large cutting knife), a blender on the counter that's rusted and won't chop ice, and no coffee maker.
The rugs near the dining table were dirty and stained, the kitchen shelf contact paper was grimy and disgusting, the wall behind the stove appeared stained with food splatter, and there were dirty clothes in a hamper in the part of the closet Cj said we could use. We were going to tolerate these conditions and not let this place ruin our stay but then my kids developed a terrible itchy rash 2-3 days into the trip and I realized it was hot tub folliculitis from the jacuzzi. I notified Cj of the conditions and said we were going to leave early. At first, he was a bit defensive saying he always keeps the jacuzzi clean but later was apologetic. I do believe he tries to maintain it but with high periods of use I think you need a professional service to look at water levels regularly.
We left early with 3 nights left in our stay to go to a nearby hotel. Cj decided to compensate me for 1 of those nights. Even though I missed out on the cost of 2 nights- it was worth leaving his place early. We still love La Jolla but I could never recommend this "tropical paradise."