I have stayed at A LOT of AirBNBs and Gary has by far been the BEST host. Super communicative, very caring - even writing on Christmas day and checking in to make sure we were having a happy stay. Response times were quickest ever and really open to suggestions, etc.
The home is perfect. We came with a baby (1) a 6 year old, my mother, and my brother + his wife. I loved the open layout, and the ranchstyle home, we did not have to worry about the baby....
The couches, beds, everything is super comfortable and stylish. TVs well equipped with netflix, Dish, etc. Loved that there were TWO sitting areas, one for those who wanted to watch TV and other for those who wanted to just read or hang out.
The kitchen is fantastic, again love the open layout. Super clean. Had all the right cooking utensils, sharp knives (my pet peeve!), etc. Only thing was they had no serving dishes/big platters or any bakeware - which I advised him of and he was so open to the suggestion and i'm sure for the next guests they will be there! It did not bar us from having a 5 star stay.
The pool was really nice to have. It was almost 80 degrees everyday so even though it wasn't a heated pool it was really actually nice to jump into a cool pool after a hot day.
Bathrooms were great and he even provided shampoo and body wash which was nice. Fluffy towels, etc.
We didn't have a car but if we did it would have been perfectly fine. Garage and also plenty of parking in front available.
The neighborhood is awesome. First of all the neighbors are SO nice. Everyone said hello, stopped to ask how we were, etc. Did not encounter one person we wouldn't want to have over for a BBQ.
We ubered everywhere which was totally fine and the house is literally around the corner to Whole Foods, and a cute little shopping area with the best ice cream shop and some cute cafe/restaurants. The other side of the plaza was a strip mall with Trader Joe's, Pier 1, Panera, Chipotle, Michael's, Nordstrom Rack, etc. It was actually nice we could walk to all these places within 10-15 minutes.
We had a fantastic stay. Gary was a gracious host and a genuinely nice person. We will defin be back.