We stayed 17 days at Rose’s place. I have mixed feelings about it.
Firstly we had a nice time in LaJolla and this area of it is great. Walking to restaurants and the beach, it’s low key and friendly. The unit is small, but has a nice outside area that has a grill, fire pit, and washer dryer which was great. We used them all, they all worked and everything was kept up nicely. :)
The bed was comfy and king sized, there are basic bathroom amenities even for a long stay and things like toilet paper, tide pods and trash bags are in pretty good supply. The kitchen was well stocked and already had some things like olive oil and Saran Wrap and Coffee! which were appreciated.
I had a few bad luck incidents however.
One almost not worth mentioning except that I did read in another review the same thing, is that the floor was really dirty when we got there. Like I had to wash my feet off before I got in bed and then only wore shoes in the house. My white dog got grey from laying on the floor. Rose handled it quickly and by 5pm the day after check in, it was cleaned much better.
There was also an Airbnb glitch which canceled my original reservation. It’s such a long story but it affected pricing when I rebooked and ended up being more than $100 more a day. I originally booked in February for October. After weeks of asking without an answer, rose said she would honor the former price. I asked her for literally 5 months to change the price so I wouldn’t be charged. I even texted a few days before the second charge to try and fix the issue. She just didn’t answer until after Airbnb already charged me. It was hours wasted and a huge hassle to get a refund and Airbnb still hasn’t paid me almost $400 they owe me.
The next was some plumbing issue rose had in the nextdoor unit. Things happen. There just wasn’t much communication about it only just a “hope it’s not too much of an inconvenience.” There was drilling, sawing and banging noise inside and outside everyday for 5 days. My husband was working from the unit so it was disruptive, the water got shut off once, workers coming and going, and both Saturday and Sunday work started before 8am. Sunday at 7:45 I finally lost my patience. Rose offered to refund the two weekend days which is wonderful when we receive it. We honestly would have preferred to just get a hotel if we realized they would be working over the weekend.
There are a couple of other things (parking lot needs repair and our car bottomed out every single time we drove in and out. Someone not staying in the Airbnb parked in the middle of the lot and made access almost impossible). But I don’t want to misrepresent the time there. The place looked like the photos. There had obviously been efforts to make sure we had everything we needed and I noticed and appreciated it. We really did enjoy our stay for the most part. I just think communication was not good, and wasn’t from the beginning and it affected our stay.
I think if you have no issues or questions (I asked for guidance about the layout to see if my husband could work from there in example and she did not respond), you will be fine. It’s a charming area, the bed and couch are comfortable, and the outside part is hard to find. You can bring your dog and they will love all the dogs they meet on walks and the beach area is all dog friendly. Just make sure you keep things basic, I wouldn’t recommend a long stay and you will have a great time.