John was a great host, offering us discounted tickets to a local play even before we arrived, and very easy and responsive to communicate with about the details of the stay. His place was excellent, located in a nice, quiet neighborhood in walking distance of Balboa Park, and the place itself was clean and had all the amenities you would need plus nice touches that went above and beyond (3 sizes of towels, water bottles, a discount coupon to a local restaurant etc.). He was nice enough to let us keep the key and leave our bags downstairs even after we had checked out, so that we wouldn't have to carry them around all day. Overall great stay.