San Diego Palm House

• Family Getaway

  Family Getaway

  • Guest Mike
  • Date of stay 04/03/13
  • Review Submitted 04/11/13
  My family and I wanted to leave for a few days and just relax. When we first arrived at the house it looked just like the picture. My kids liked the front yard and the fountain. The house was clean and there was enough space for all of us. The living room was nice and it had a good flat screen TV. The kitchen was big as well and we did plenty of cooking. All the rooms and bathrooms were clean. My family and I enjoyed the house very much. We were a little uneasy because of a comment we read regarding the house. But things were really nice. We liked the fact that it was near downtown and we did not have to drive as much and we took the trolley. The jacuzzi in the back was great we enjoyed that very much. Overall are stay was great. I really don't see all the complaining was about on the review the house is clean and decent. My family and I enjoyed are stay and San Diego.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children.

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• Arizona Nurses

  Arizona Nurses

  • Guest Arizona Nurse
  • Date of stay 03/02/13
  • Review Submitted 03/12/13
  7 Nurses rented this house for a week. The area remains a bit sketchy especially for walking. It is in close proximity to the trolley, but you have to walk past a number of homeless people to get there, and we had people begging cigarettes and change from us. The house is old, and smells musty. Owner has put out several air freshners even in the closets but it did not help. There are roach bate containers in the cupboards and in nondiscrete areas. No plug in the main bathroom and some of the plugs are old and when trying to use blow driers the plug falls out. The linens are of poor quality as are the pillows and mattresses on the beds, The sheets do not stay on the mattresses and on some of the beds there is no mattress pad, so you end up on the bare mattress. The blinds in the living room are wood faux, nice, but no rods to open and close on some of them and very dusty, the blinds in the bedroom at the front of the house are bent metal and nothing else so the light comes in from the street all night. There were barking dogs and horns honking on the street at all hours of the night. The locks on the door are not easy to use. Several of us came home with red bites and are afraid we may have brought bed bugs back with us, but cannot say for sure. I would not recommend this house unless some of the above mentioned items were corrected.

  Owner response: Hi, I was reading your review and im going to respond to some of the things you mentioned. First of all I am surprised from your comments because nobody else has complained about some of the things you mentioned. But then again there is always a first time for everything. First I want to clarify a few things that you have mentioned. The house is American Craftsman style home. It is an old house because it was built in 1928 which makes it a historic home. The area is family oriented with a very diverse culture. It is very safe and as the owner I have lived there for thirty years and have never had a problem there before. As you may know the trolley is about a block away from the house and the station is brand new and there are no homeless around the station. When you do drive towards downtown and the convention center by the trolley there are homeless. This is because there are missions downtown and there is nothing I can do about that. Regarding the house bedding all of them are new and the house is clean. It is a modest place but it is very clean. You mentioned that there were roach traps but they were not. They are ant traps because we tend to have ant problems in San Diego and since its going to be that time again we put the traps out. Regarding the outlets in the bathroom if someone would have reached us we would have helped you solve the problem. The pillows that we have are not feather but are comfortable gel. You said there was a lot of noise in the street at night. I live on the same street and I do not have any problems with noise. The locks on the house are normal and are the same locks that we use at my home which we bought from Home Depot. In other words they are very easy to use, not that complicated. I don't know where you got the bites but I can assure you they didn't come from the house. There are no bed bugs or any other kind of pests in the house. I was surprised that you did not get a hold of me regarding these things until now. Because you as I recall called us and we did a lot of favors. For example we let you in a few hours early without charging you which is something we don't normally do. We also allowed you to park your car behind the house for a few days. We do appreciate your business, and thanks for reminding us there is no outlet in the bathroom, we will install one. We will all test the other outlets and replace any of them that aren't working properly.

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• Near downtown SD

  Near downtown SD

  • Guest Andy
  • Date of stay 01/12/13
  • Review Submitted 02/05/13
  We arrived at the house and it looks just like the pictures. Its a clean house and the house was nicely decorated. We enjoyed the living room because it had a flat screen tv and the couch was an automatic reclinable, all we had to do was press it button. The kitchen was big and we liked the little goodies that were provided for us. All the room were fine. The neighborhood at first looked kinda sketchy but we realized that it was a friendly neighborhood. In the afternoon we saw parents and children walking to school which is near by. We also liked that the freeway is near by as is the trolley. Downtown and the gas lamp were minutes away. Overall we enjoyed our stay and San Diego.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children.

  Owner response: Thank you for leaving a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay at the house and San Diego. We hope to hear from you again. We also have discount for retuned guests.

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• Family Vacation

  Family Vacation

  • Guest Giselle
  • Date of stay 12/24/12
  • Review Submitted 01/03/13
  My family and I wanted to get away from the east coast for awhile. When we arrived the house was clean and has a spacious front yard with a porch. We really enjoyed our stay. The managers were really easy to get a hold of. Over all my family and I liked the house and it was also near the freeways and downtown.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, families with young children.

  Owner response: Thank you for leaving a review. We are glad that you and your family liked the house and had a great time.

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• New Years Party

  Guest comment entered by owner

  New Years Party

  • Guest Amanda
  • Date of stay 12/31/12
  • Review Submitted 01/03/13
  Thank you. We enjoyed our stay in your lovely home. It was very comfortable.

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Fees:

• cleaning fee: $100
• Pet Fee: $100 + tax
• Property Damage Protection: $49
• Taxes Not included

Cancellation policy:

Cancellation, if the property becomes unavailable to the guest prior occupancy, for any reason, managers agrees to refund the full amount paid to the date of cancellation, and guess agrees to release any claims against manager.(b) if for any reason the guest cancels this agreement more than thirty(30) days from arrival date, guest will receive a refund of amounts paid, less a $100.00 cancellation fee.For guest cancellations made 29 days or less, all monies are forfeites unless manager is able to re-rent the property under the same (or bette) terms and conditions of this agreement,for the full term reserved. If the property is re-rented under the same or better terms and conditions than this agreement,manager will refund amounts paid,less cancellations fee of $100.00 or 10% whichever is greater.(c)there are no cancellations permitted within 10 days of Guest Arrival Date. All amounts paid(reservation deposit and final payment)will be forfeited.failure to pay the final paymentin timely manner will be considered a cancellation under this subparagraph and will result in forfeiture of this reservation deposit. Damage Repair And Missing items:A damage repair waiver is required for all reservations. Manager requires a valid visa,master card, american expess or dicover card number on file. will charge guest credit card for unintentional damage beyond $1000.00 and any intentional damage,theft, unauthorized pets, extensive cleaning requires at check-out,smoking,exceeding occupancy or parking limits,and any other charges/policies in manager rental agreement against guest or visitorrs of guest.any excess damages costs will be also charge immediately to the guest credit card. Guest by signing below, assumes full responsibility for any items found to be missing and any damage due misuse, negligence or action on guest or guest visitors part, ecept in case of normal wear-and tear reported to the manager within 48 hours of check-in.

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