I was in the SD area and needed a place to stay for the night, I saw Johns listing and asked if he can accommodate and he was able to.
Positives:
Very responsive
There's a cool little balcony, however there isn't a skyline view like the pictures.
Cons:
The check in process is a hassle. I was tired and looking for a place to settle in right away and sleep for my morning flight, unfortunately the check in process took me over an hour. Im told I have to goto a different location then the stay for the key to the room, which is in a random parking lot. Lots of homeless. The apartment isn't allowed to be used for Airbnb, so if someone asks you have to say you are a friend of Jon......Finally I get the key and try to return to the place, unfortunately for me there was a baseball game and there was no parking anywhere. After 20 mins I found a parking spot a block away on street parking. I asked host if you're allowed to park there and said they don't know which wasn't helpful. I parked there however it was a 1 hour parking starting at 8am, I saw cars being towed early morning so make sure if you park on the street you move it. Only other option was $40 parking in other places. Don't recommend if you're going to stay all day and have a car.
Finally got into the building and room and boy there is a funky odor. It is repugnant smell that smells like moldy cheese. After a while you get used to it. Also be aware there is no bedroom in the place. The pictures make it seem like its a one bedroom and living room however it is a studio. One thing upset me was the bed sheets were dirty and had a black stain, sheets and blanket did not smell like they had been washed at all.
Apparently hosts wants you to return the keys to the lock box, that was the last thing I wanted to do so I left it in the kitchen for host.
Overall the place isn't too bad. However id only recommend for 2 people max and if you don't have a car and need to be in the downtown area.