Pros:
- great location (Pacifica is a great little place near the sea, few cafes, street festival when we were there (fog fest) and within close driving distance to the city centre of SF. Note however that Ubers are expensive to get into the city so you will need your own car staying here.)
- excellent communication from hosts (they were quick to respond and sorted things for us imminently, even replacing a blind for us as the bedroom blind wasn’t originally blocking out light very well).
- overall clean and well maintained
- driveway for off road parking
- easy to self check in and out
Cons:
- ants (the first two days we woke up covered in ants, they were in the bedroom, living room, kitchen and were biting us. I was told that the hosts were aware and had booked pest control for after we were leaving. I am very disappointed this was not dealt with before letting it out to guests, and we were not informed of the issue before we raised the problem. On the third day of our stay they came to spray and clean them, which largely dealt with the issue, begging the question as to why it hadn’t been done before our arrival).
- heat (we stayed in September when it was comfortable weather outside in the day and cool at night, but despite being given fans the place is very hot. An issue I have seen in a few other reviews. This really needs to be reconciled for other guests as the place at times was unbearably stuffy. Even the repair man who the host sent commented on the heat!)
- price (it isn’t overly priced for what it is, but given the problems we had, especially with the cons listed, I’m afraid I wasn’t left feeling we received value for money. Had the issues not have occurred, the price would probably have been justified).
Overall - would recommend this well designed, well maintained and well hosted apartment subject to the ants and heat problems being sorted for a more comfortable stay for future guests, which would leave those staying feeling like they received value for money.