My family and I spent Easter Weekend 2017 at this home. We were pleasantly surprised upon arrival that the photos on the site do this home justice—it was clean and well-maintained, having been recently refreshed with new paint, countertops, kitchen cabinetry, furnishings, linens and art work. It’s about half a block (4-5 homes and an alley) from the Strand & beach but also has several balconies/patios to enjoy the sun & fresh air, as well as a rooftop area with views through the neighboring houses to the ocean. It also has a large “great room” kitchen/dining room area which is an ideal location for congregating as a group.
What didn’t work so well for us at this property was the following:
(1)	Per person fee for day visitors: We chose to come to San Diego because we have children in the area and wanted to host the two of them and their significant others at the house for Easter brunch. But, blaming the City of San Diego tax laws, the owner charged us a per-person fee to allow the four of them to spend those few hours with us. I've never experienced at any vacation rental and I've done at least 20 over the years.
(2)	Location: While very near the ocean, the area is very very congested—there is NO parking on weekends, other than the 2-car garage under the unit and directly in front of it. Which means that anytime someone wants to drive somewhere, there is the “car shuffle” with the person in front of the garage having to move their vehicle to allow the person parked in the garage to get out. In fact, it was even difficult to even walk along the Strand on Saturday—it was just crazy busy.
(3)	Bathrooms: There were 8 in our party and it was a challenge for all of us to use 2 bathrooms for bathing. There are two baths downstairs—one with a tub shower and one with a walk shower—and a powder room upstairs on the main level. Something to be aware of with a party larger than ours (even though the unit claims to sleep many more).
(3)	Kitchen: If you were staying here on vacation, chances are you wouldn’t be doing a lot of cooking and thus this kitchen’s very basic compliment of dish ware and utensils would suffice. But “fully stocked” is an over-statement—for example, we couldn’t locate a can-opener or wire whisk.