Walk to Beach: San Diego Hideaway w/ Patio

Reviews

• Mostly fine - loud and a little run down

  4/5

  Pros - incredibly close to the beach, and they had lots of beach accessories. Chairs and umbrellas were clutch. Allowed us a late checkout. Two bathrooms is convenient.

  Cons-

  The house is in the flight path of San Diego airport takeoffs and incredibly loud every 30 -60 seconds almost all night. (Maybe that’s all of ocean beach and I just didn’t know that). There are ceiling fans in every room that help with noise (but the west bedroom one squeaks)

  Needs a deep clean and refresh - the AC vent in the west bedroom is so dirty and bent that air couldn’t blow through it. (The AC couldn’t handle the load for cooling the house during the recent heatwave and never got down to 70. It also malfunctioned and shut off overnight. This was unusually hot weather but something to be aware of if there’s another heat wave).

  The battery on one of the fan controls was dead, the knife block had knives literally falling out of their handles. No bedding for the couch/bed.

  Mystery monitoring devices mounted to the walls in the bedrooms and main living room by the mirror (not cameras, maybe motion sensors?) were not disclosed and are unclear what they do. There’s also a number of electronic devices plugged into the outlets - no idea what they are for but they took up needed charging outlets for the person sleeping on the couch.

  I think the listing must have said this somewhere, but there’s only street parking and it’s busy. We were able to find a spot within a block of the house each night, but it felt like we lucked out, and then we were reluctant to move our car and lose our spot.

• 5/5

• Walkable location

  5/5

  Had an issue at arrival at 1 am. Owner was able to resolve efficiently the next morning. Home is in a very walkable location, had sufficient outdoor seating for our group and having 2 bathrooms was great. Would stay here again.

• 4/5

  Location is unbeatable. However, there is no onsite parking, so we had to spend 30 min upon arrival circling the streets in hopes of finding the spot. We did, but got at 85 ticket. So, I guess we did not.Additionally, be aware of the 2 week cancellation policy. We tried to cancel the trip 10 days out due to health issues but could not. We also could not change the date even though they said you could, as the system kept adding 450 fees for the same number of days 3 months later and off season. When asked to change the dates without adding fees, they said they will get back to me and never did.So, we had to go , leaving the sick person (who booked the stay in the first place) behind. The place itself is lovely (even though tiny) and as I said, right next to the beach. So, if it wasn't for the all reasons above, it would have been nice.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 5/5

  Very nice place. Location ideal. Would stay at his house again.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo