Great condo. Location is fantastic, literally 2 min walk to bay on one side and mission beach on the other. There was lots of balcony space which we loved!! Super cozy living spaces, a small desk to get some work done in the living room, I really enjoyed this place. Please understand that this beach condo does not have AC, although the Breeze from the ocean was super nice so it wasn’t an issue. But just a heads up. ( it doesn’t mention A/C in the listing so this is just incase you come from a place where you’re just used to A/C in homes). Also, be prepared to walk up about 3 flights of stairs. There are areas that could’ve been more organized on the balcony that were minor eye sores however wasn’t a huge deal and everything else was comfortable for us.
As for the host:
Host responded quickly to everything. So that’s always great and I’m grateful for that.
However, There were two things that I didn’t really appreciate.
Firstly, the listing states that they always welcome service animals. If you do have one your are not obligated to mention it to hosts etc, however, I always just like to give a heads up that I have one and will bring mine with me. The host tried to charge a fee. First, it wasn’t mentioned before booking which isn’t really fair and two that’s actually discrimination. So when I reiterated that I had one and wasn’t aware before booking that they charged for having service animals ( even though listing doesn’t mention a fee) they said they would “waive” the fee. I feel as though If you charge a fee, it should be mentioned in the listing prior to booking. Not “Service animals are always welcome” in your listing.
The second thing that I didn’t appreciate was that the host asked us if we would like to extend for another night, (which would’ve been for a Thursday) but for almost $500 more than what we were paying …for one night. When I went to look on Airbnb late that Wednesday night I noticed the rate for that night would only be $50 more than what we were paying. When I asked if they would honor this price instead of charging almost an extra $500.. for ONE night…I would consider extending, I was ignored and just sent check out instructions.
Other thank that, the place served it’s purpose and I would stay again.