Albert's place is in a wonderful location. Walking distance to the ocean and the Pacific Beach pier with beautiful views. The neighborhood is clean and friendly, with lots of food options. There are people everywhere, and the vibe is super relaxed.
The apartment is standard. No frills, just the very, very basics. It does have a laundry room, but detergent isn't provided and the washer left items soggy wet.
There were four in our party (two kids), but the pull-out couch wasn't ready for the two additional guests, with dead bugs and stuff on the sheet that looked like it was meant to cover the mattress when not in use. So, no linens, and no extra linens, either. We had been out all day, and by the time we got back we were ready to crash. I reached out to Albert around 8:30 pm, to ask for a set of sheets, but he never replied. Tried to wash the only sheet there, but soggy washer didn't want to cooperate. Reached out on his emergency number, but still no reply. Luckily, we had an extra blanket and two of us slept on that. I kept thinking about bed bugs, because I had a bad experience with that before, but it turned out to be nothing so drastic, just an oversight. Albert's cleaning service rep called the next day, saying that we couldn't reach him because he was in a different state with poor cell reception. They came out and changed all the linens, and our second night there went smoothly.