A Modern 4-story Work Of Art Located In The Heart Of Little Italy

We had a great time staying at this property and it was one of the highlights of our trip to San Diego. The property is spacious and comfortable (with multiple balconies and a beautiful rooftop view), very clean, and fully stocked with everything you could imagine needing (clean linens, towels, dishes, dishwasher, coffee maker, cable, netflix, wifi, etc). The photographs are completely accurate.

Our group of 8 comfortably fit in the house and we all had a great experience. Adam was readily available to answer and help with any questions and was more than accommodating (allowing us to leave luggage in the house earlier in the day and checking in early). The neighborhood is absolutely terrific and full of great restaurants, and easy walking distance to the convention center. All in all, we would highly recommend this house.

Our son was graduating from the Marine Corp Recruit Depot and we were unsure of the location of the house and its proximity to MCRD along with the airport and restaurants. It couldn't have been any better. We were a little concerned about street parking so we didn't rent a car and Uber'd everywhere. First of all, finding street parking would not have been a problem, but I will say that Uber was great. I highly recommend using it. (The house we rented was not the one in this picture.) We were in the stainless steel home, directly next door to the home in these pictures. But the home was beautiful . It fit our needs completely. The home is a little tired, but not run down or anything. New linens and throw pillows would be a quick fix. The roof top was actually better than the pictures. There is a wicker sectional and indoor/outdoor grass. The views were spectacular. A great spot for a cocktail before heading to the restaurants on India St. We had one issue once we got to the home. We filled an air mattress for one of the kids and realized it was not holding air. I reached out to Adam and he ordered a brand new one off of Amazon right away. I think we got it in less than 2 hours. He was great to work with, and we had no other issues with anything. The home is also conveniently located to restaurants and coffee shops on India Street. A very quick 5/10 minute walk. If you are there on a Saturday, check out the street market 1 block away. I am telling you the location was spot on. We highly recommend this house.

As most people visiting San Diego, we wanted a house that would allow us the comforts of home and the prime location to downtown and Little Italy! We thought we hit the jackpot with this house. I emailed the owner in advance to let him know that we would have a group of young professionals and my 9 month old daughter with us. We were also accommodated for an early check in. So far, we were winning! Once we got to the house, the horror began. We noticed right upon entry that the house looked different then what was presented in the pictures. Not a huge deal until we realized just how filthy dirty the house was. What began with noticing shoe prints all over the couch ended with us accidentally stepping on a nice crunchy roach bait! Yup, that’s right, roach bait. It was all over the ground floor “basement” and upon further inspection, we noticed it on the main floor as well. We had moved past the crumbs on the carpet, the toilet paper and hair in the bathroom sink, and dirty bed sheets. But how can anyone ,let alone a baby, be safe and sleep in house full of roach bait? The owner had given us his wife’s phone number in case of any questions. Uhh yeah!!! We had A LOT of questions for her. While she was kind and accommodating on the phone, there was a huge lack of communication. We sent her all the pictures and asked for a full refund. Needless to say, we didn’t hear back from her. We had no option but for our own safety and that of the baby, pack up and move out of the home and neighborhood we had spent countless hours researching and looking forward to. Our group was exhausted, as we had traveled from different parts of the country with a 9 month old baby. The owner did eventually send a cleaner, but it would have taken that one lady a whole day to clean that house. Even after deep cleaning, I could NOT get past the fact that there were roaches and roach bait all over the house. My little one is a crawler and is at the age where she sticks every little thing in her mouth, and having poisonous roach bait all over the floor was just not going to work for me. Also, there was a giant hole in the kitchen ceiling that was taped off (I'm assuming because of asbestos, or a leak).

After all was said and done, we politely explained the situation to the host via email, and he responded by saying this was not a hotel, the place had been cleaned prior to our arrival, and he would only refund one night. I would not recommend this place to anyone!

While there are many positives about this property that I will discuss later in my review, this property was just not what we expected based on the listing.

The unit that we were in was not what was described or pictured in the listing. The interior photos must be of the unit next door. I did not see one interior photo that was of the unit that we were in. The unit we were in was very tired and in need of updating and repair. The full sized bed on the first floor was a twin size bed. There was a kitchen cabinet door missing, but the hinges were still there. The carpet in the third floor bedrooms was old and worn. But the big turn off when entering was finding ant traps all over the place. We were certainly expecting more from this location - particularly when you can find it listed on other rental sites as a "luxury" rental.

Now for some of the positives...

Adam was super easy to work with and responded in a timely manner to all requests. The location is excellent, and within a short distance of everything. Our group felt safe during every part of our stay, and we were comfortable enough to complete our whole stay.

Overall - we would not rent here again.

Great for a group of colleagues going to a conference. The neighborhood was perfect with excellent restaurants, bars, and cafes all within walking distance. The owner was very responsive to questions.