The place itself appeared nice in the photos and was close to balboa park and some other local attractions. Check in was easy and it was nice to have the garage onsite (although the door seemed very old and probably could be replaced). The unit is upstairs and there is no separation from the garage to the stairwell. Not sure why there is no door as it was very humid and brought in more bugs and humidity. The unit was not cleaned out prior to arrival. There was used open food and condiments in the fridge, the dishwasher had standing water in it, missing paper towels. We later learned the toilet seat was broken, there was a missing fire alarm, broken window by the bed that wouldn’t shut, dead flies in the fridge and large and small flies alive all over the unit. The ac filter was covered in dust and there is a hole in the ceiling near the bed from water damage that had mold and made the kids sick. Lastly, the shower water is impossible to set to a nice temp (either gets too hot or too cold) and the area is a bit sketchy, a few homeless people were making noise in the alley way and with the broken window not closing properly you can hear everything.
Tried to contact the host, who was initially responsive and offered to send cleaners out, but he wasn’t sure when they would arrive. All of a sudden cleaners showed up, but kids were napping so I asked for them to come back at a set time, host said he would send them back between 4-5pm, but they never showed up and the host just stopped responding. We ended up leaving a day early due to the kids getting sick from the mold and dirty/dusty air.
So long as these things mentioned are fixed, this would’ve been a nice decent place to stay. Airbnb was notified of the hazardous issues. I just hope the next people don’t have to deal with them.