This location is phenomenal, just a few blocks from the beach, great food, gift shops and a starbucks. (Also a short drive to SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo, which we were in town to visit). I highly recommend "Cheesy Express" around the corner for a quick lunch or dinner, it's a great "Mom and Pop" type local place to eat with really good grilled cheese sandwiches.
The house is bigger than it looks in pictures and has plenty of room for a large family. We were traveling with 3 small children and were pleasantly surprised by the accommodations for an infant (pack n play, small highchair that attatches to a chair, baby spoons etc). The host provides a small amount of shampoo, conditioner, dish soap, dishwasher tabs etc. They provide 2 rolls of toilet paper per bathroom and 1 roll of paper towels, which lasted our family 4 days no problem, (however if you're staying longer you may want to buy more). The beds were comfortable and one bedroom has 2 large beds, which is perfect if you have little ones who want to sleep near you. There is no Air Conditioning, so if you're traveling in the summer It might be a little hot. We were there in late August and with the windows open & plugging in the box fans we were able to stay comfortably cool. The host provides plenty of fans, one for every room of the house.
The garage is tiny, we were barely able to fit our GMC Acadia, but managed to get it in there. The parking is tight, but doable unless you have a big truck or SUV.
The neighborhood is very busy, but surprisingly quiet at night. There was a few times we could hear people passing by who may have had a little too much to drink, but thankfully no parties or anything. We were on the top floor which means no access to the downstairs hot tub or picnic table but honestly we were so busy doing other things we didn't even mind. But it's a good thing to note.
The house was pretty clean, but there was some areas that could've been a little cleaner. The floor was a little dirty, especially notable if you have an infant crawling on the floor like we did. I sweapt and hand washed the floor so our baby could crawl around on it. The floor boards and some areas under and around the bathroom cabinets were a little dirty, but nothing that would be considered a deal breaker.
Because we were bringing a family traveling I was excited about the Washer and Dryer in the unit, however the washer and dryer were the only thing I was really unhappy with. The washer didn't clean our clothes at all and the dryer literally ate and destroyed at least 3 seperate items and countless little kid/ baby socks. So I'd use caution with the washer and dryer.
The directions to the house, check in, door codes and everything was all sent via email and went flawlessly.
Overall we enjoyed our stay immensely and I honestly wish I'd booked our stay longer. We would love to return and would happily stay here again. We left some items for the next families who stay there and hope everyone who stays enjoys it as much as we did!