This was a family vacation that included grandparent, adult children with their teen age children. Everyone enjoyed it. We often have a much quieter secluded VRBO for our vacations, but this year we wanted a West Coast experience that included the beach. San Diego area was the choice. One family is from LA. The location was perfect! Although it is a very busy one with homes/condos in very close contact, we were surprised that the quiet hours (9/10pm-7am) were totally honored. The distance to the beach was about a block which was wonderful. We could see the ocean from the decks. There were plenty of beach toys/equipment like boogy boards, nice beach chairs, etc. David, the owner was exceptionally responsive to all of my questions/emails before our visit. And we were close to San Diego to take advantage of the city when we wanted to.
Like other reivewers, we did think the home needed some updating, the carpet especially. There is a lovely smaller deck off the bedroom updstairs with a beautiful view of the ocean, but it is basicallly not usable as there is full sun with no umbrella. Furniture is somewhat rusted. We would have used that so much if there had been just a few additions there. The deck off the main floor is large, we ate all of our meals out there; plenty of chairs, nice grill.
The kitchen is not as well stocked as other VRBOs we have stayed at. For 8 of us, there could have been more dishes and cups. There were exactly 8 dinner plates, but not 8 of other size dishes. We would have to run the dish washer more often than needed to have enough dishes for the next meal for example. Having said that, there were 3 drawers full of flatware.
There is no AC, but quite a few fans. For the upstairs, we thought a more powerful fan would have been useful to blow in the air from the deck at night as it did get quite warm up there.
There are 2 parking spots--which was great-- but they are very tight off a small alley way. Our cars fit just fine but larger cars I think might be more challenging.
We would recommend this place for its location, and we had a wonderful family week there and again David, the owner was extremely responsive and helpful.
