I usually choose not to write reviews if I have anything negative to say but I realized that I wished this review would have been made before I chose to stay here to avoid the headaches that came after staying here so I’ll just try to be as honest as I can be...
The Good: Beautiful, safe neighborhood. It's really cozy (small) but it has everything you need for a comfortable stay, especially if your purpose for visiting is to explore via car. Really accessible and close to most Bay Area sights and stores with a car.
The Bad: Parking is tricky to find and watch for the signs about which days there are street cleaning.
And finally...after checking out, my friend and I received a charge for a ridiculous issue (clogged sink). The note about this damage indicated it would cost $150USD due to professional cleaning needed and the estimate was determined by and I quote “my best estimate” written by the host. Weird because usually professional cleaning would have a professional bill issued that would not require the host’s “best estimate”? Hmm anyway, before leaving for the airport, I stopped by at the Airbnb to pick up my luggages from outside the door. I bumped into the gentleman cleaning the Airbnb and while picking up my bags, he was curious to know if I was checking in or out and said nothing else, he made no mention of the said clog. We noticed no such issue during our stay and when he sent us a photo of a sink (added under “Evidence of Damage” on Airbnb) the sink stopper was pulled up so the water would not be able to drain and also in the picture is a plunger in the sink...Weird, I thought if you want water to drain you wouldn’t have your sink stopper up and a plunger for a clogged sink? Hmm that’s a new one. We only stayed in this Airbnb for 5 days with minimal use, only to sleep, do work from home and shower. & we were very diligent about keeping our hair out of the shower and sink, and I used the sink during my entire stay without noticing a problem about a sink clogged to the point of said damage.
This may be a tangent, but I’ve had a clogged sink before and it took years for it to get clogged to the point that water would not drain and I was able to take it apart and clean it myself, no problem. And it wasn’t a brand new sink, less than 1 year old as he indicated about his and it definitely did NOT take a professional cleaner $150 worth to fix this “damage”.
I was VERY disappointed that our stay ended on this note and will avoid rentals from this host because he has multiple properties all over the Bay Area so be wary of “clogs”. Additional note on this topic: when we were about to check in the first day, Gene sent us the check-in and house details and wrote: “One last very important thing, all California properties have slightly older plumbing. We recently had an issue where a guest put flushable wipes (which are not actually flushable), and other things into the toilet. I just want to make sure everyone is informed so we don't run into any plumbing issues. If anything comes up please let me know as soon as you can!”
I flashed back to this message when all this nonsense about us clogging their sink came up. Just be wary.
Neutral: WiFi cut out for over an hour, but the Airbnb host was extremely responsive and helpful in this situation. Usually foggy, cold weather but when the sun comes out it's gorgeous.