My husband and I were excited but a bit nervous for our first big trip traveling from Ohio to CA with our 2 1/2 year old energetic son. But largely thanks to David's space and location, we had a wonderful time! From our first interactions with David over the internet, to meeting him as we were preparing to leave, we had a positive, easy, helpful experience! He was always prompt in his communications, which was awesome, and available if we needed him.

We were thrilled by the space. It was true to the photos. It was clean, neat, simple, had personal touches (like Dalai Lama smiling photo on mantle) and had plenty of space for our son to run around and not too much stuff for him to get into trouble with. It also had nice touches like an eco-friendly toothbrush and toothpaste in the bathroom (I accidentally forgot to pack my toothbrush, so it was great that there was one!) and coconut milk and organic cereal, etc. to eat for breakfast before we had a chance to get groceries. The kitchen was nice and big and had basic, helpful supplies like Olive oil, salt and pepper, filtered water pitcher, etc.

The bed was firm but comfortable (We just rented one of the bedrooms/bathrooms). And we were also thrilled with the foam pad we used for our son. We put sheets on it and a big pillow at the head of it (sheets and pillow provided; we brought his own top blanket) and tucked it into a corner in the main bedroom. with us...he slept well (which was a HUGE RELIEF!). We did bring our own noisemaker, which I recommend since there are some occasional outdoor noises (the worst was a 5:30am garbage truck one morning), and we slept with the windows open.

It was a great location. We could put our son in his stroller and walk into town in ten minutes or so (though there is a busy street - Mission, that you have to cross), and I took nice morning jogs down to the pier (fun to hear and see the sea lions beneath!) or over to the West Cliff paved path (GREAT for walks and jogs!). We are big on walking and don't mind walking to get places :) Plus, there is a Trader Joe's and New Leaf Community Market downtown with parking lots, and of course restaurants and ice cream shops in town as well.

Overall, I'd highly recommend David and his place and would be happy to stay there again! Oh, and so would our son - the morning he woke up at home, he was a bit disappointed and said, "Go David's house!" :o)