We had good time in San Diego and the apartment was clean and newly redone with a convenient location.
However the experience was less than great because the apartment looked completely different from how it was advertised and initially missed essential items. The rental owner provided items during our stay but we lost days of work and vacation waiting for him to provide and also we couldn’t find any place to rent so we were stuck to stay.
Here’s the full description of minuses and pluses
Minuses
- Apartment Furnishing - the apartment furnishing doesn’t match what’s advertised. It’s completely different. It’s gray, furniture from IKEA, different patio furniture , no headboards in bedrooms, no chairs in any bedroom or living rooms, desk and desk chair different and desk chair didn’t exist when we came it was some non functional small folding chair. In general the apartment furnishing advertised was looking luxurious and it was warm colors and with decoration ;pictures, flowers)
The furniture we found was way step down and nothing alike. It gives me an impression that they used some type of staging furniture to post pictures and attract customers - total deception and misguidance!
The price listed matched the luxurious furniture in pictures and what we found in the apartment while clean and comfortable- was way less than what was sold and we would not have rented the apartment should we have seen the real pictures.
- Cooking utensils missing: basic blender, kitchen towels, cooking pots and pans (there were just 2), salad bowl, salt/pepper, aluminum and plastic foil, serving bowls.
The owner provided them upon our request and while we were there in first 3 days
- NO INTERNET- I have specifically asked the owner if there was internet and he assured me that there was high speed cox cable internet and when we came there was none and we lost one day of work waiting for the owner to install the google internet
- No shower supplies - no shampoo or conditioner or body wash . They provided the next day upon request
- No cleaning supplies - No vacuum cleaner, no dust pan or cleaning floors supplies- especially during COVID-19 those are the essentials that should have been provided - we had to ask for them
- Refrigerator wasn’t working and we had spoiled food. They brought a small fridge at night and replaced the fridge the next day
- One of the bathroom showers was clogged and drained super slowly
Pluses
- Clean
- spectacular View of Mission Bay, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and July 4th fireworks was great
- specious 2 bedroom 2 bathroom. And new appliances and windows and flooring and bathrooms
- the owner was very responsive and timely communicated and provided all missing items