The house was absolutely beautiful inside and it is in an excellent location. Beach, Tide Pools, and Nightlife are all within walking distance (like within 2 blocks). The host was very responsive and easy to work with. I only gave it 3 stars for one simple reason:
The parking was absolutely horrendous. To start off, there are 3 parking spots in the back and there are only 2 units. Also, it clearly states that each unit is permitted ONE vehicle to park in the back. However, when we arrived, we found that the people in the other unit had brought 2 cars. The 3rd parking spot definitely would not have fit my 2012 Chevy Cruze, so forgot about the truck I was in. I was instructed by the host to use street parking temporarily, since the other people were out and couldn’t move their car… However, there is NO street parking for about 2 miles at least.
Now, I’m already spending over $1500 for just 2 nights. I’m not gonna pay for an Uber or walk 2 miles, when the other customers were only permitted one vehicle and brought two instead. In my OPINION, this is where the other person’s second vehicle should have been towed… Since you know, they didn’t listen to the specifically stated instructions. I assume they were staying longer than me and therefore were paying more, so maybe they had a slight priority? I don’t know.
Anyway, I decided that I would use the neighbors parking, since there was plenty of spots there. It was just temporary, just until the other people moved their second, unpermitted car. Well, me and my sister went out for about an hour that evening to start of my Bachelorette Party. When we came back, my truck had been towed and because it was a private property tow, it took me the entire next day just to find the COMPANY who towed my truck. Then it cost me $500 to get it out of impound. We ended up leaving that day, it wasn’t worth the hassle. So I paid over $2000 to stay for one night. Now San Diego is a Hot Spot so of course everything is more expensive, especially closer to the beach.
But I traveled from Northern California for the weekend to celebrate getting married, and it was kind of ruined all because the other guests were allowed to keep both their vehicles there.
BUT LIKE I SAID: It was in a GREAT location and the inside was gorgeous.
MY ADVICE: If you plan on staying here, plan on transportation ahead of time just in case you wind up in a situation like I did, so you don’t have to spend a fortune.