First of all, I’ll start with the host, Efrain. He is so sweet, and welcoming! Easy to communicate with and even left us with suggestions.
His apartment was walking distance to Balboa Park, which we LOVED. There are also a ton of eateries nearby since it’s in the middle of North Park and Hillcrest.
Warning: I have OCD, so you might have to take my perception on cleanliness differently. I’m very picky on places, so this is why I removed a star. I’m not sure about the room my sister in law slept in, but in my room, the sheets were stained. I ignored it and slept on them anyway to not let my OCD get to me. There were some cute throw pillows that I’m not sure how often they are disinfected, so I set them aside. My son’s socks were black, and my feet were black as well. The floors just didn’t feel like they were cleaned. But we’re also Asian and don’t wear shoes in the house, whereas other people might! So we just ignored it, too. On the instruction sheet prior to leaving, it said to wash our own dishes. So I don’t blame him for having stains or old food on the pots and pans/plates/utensils. We just washed them again before using.
If you plan on cooking, DO IT! I loved the gas stove. Had waaay more power than mine at home! The knives are sharp so you won’t have to worry about accidental cuts from dull knives. The pots were mostly stainless steel and some old Teflon pans that I avoided using because most of the cooking utensils are metal. Toaster, coffee maker, blender, cheese grater, even Tupperware are some things I can think of off the top of my head. There are also some basic necessities stocked in the kitchen like oil, s&p and some other spices.
TV was great! Had Roku and we used sling or Netflix pretty much the whole time. The WiFi is also great so we never lost signal or had a crappy stream. The 5 of us were all playing a game together online on our phones and we didn’t have any connection issues at all!
There is one designated spot for parking, but plentiful and safe street parking is available.
Checking out we threw out the trash, stripped the beds as requested by Efrain.
Pretty easy check-in, check-out process! And it was also contactless, in case you are wondering :)
Although I knocked off for cleanliness, it’s more than likely my OCD. I’d definitely stay here again :)