I think we just came on a bad weekend for his place. His home is beautiful and SUPER close to Montara beach. Brian allowed us to come earlier since we were only staying for 1 night and we needed to get some business items done. It was overall relatively clean (minus the kitchen) but his neighbors are, dare I say, a bit prejudiced against people of color. First off, we had a work retreat at this home for my black staff team. The instructions said to park several blocks down since only 2 cars were allowed on the driveway. As my team unloaded and drove off the a more suitable parking area, one of his neighbors yelled at my team to "Slow down". There wasn't much space for them to even speed. Second, 30 minutes into us being in the house, the host kindly asked if we could shut the windows because he got a text from his neighbors saying we were "too loud." Granted they have a 7 month old. I get it. I also have a toddler of my own. But honestly, we were not that bad. We were just getting started with our meeting until we heard that unfortunate request/demand. I can't help but feel like they were in some ways policing my black staff team.
Another downside was that it says it accommodates 7 people. Sure, I can see that. But he didn't have enough blankets for the 5 of us. I did message Brian before if I should bring extra blankets which he said no since he had plenty. He ended up loaning us his sleeping bag which is fine--I can rough it, but it made me feel a little questionable about whether it really did accommodate 7.
Brian is overall a really sweet and generous guy. I'm really sad to leave a subpar review. But his neighbors and just the lack of clear information (mostly his manual when you first arrive, b/c he was excellent in responding back via airbnb), and the unkempt kitchen was disappointing for the price we paid.
I think this place is for you if you're not a person of color and if you have less than 7 people in your party.