We had a great time staying at Warren's condo. The place was clean, plenty of room for our family of 5 and the location was great as well. Warren is very responsive to answer our questions. It's a great choice for families with kids that want to hang out at the beach that's not too crowded or noisy. The listing description was accurate but there were a few things we did not know before so I thought I'd share here so others would be aware. There are not cons by any means, just good to know during your trip planning.
- The condo was clean and had almost everything we needed, but it's pretty dated, like the typical condos from the 60s/70s, and it seems like most of the condos around solana beach were in similar style. So if you are looking for something modern or contemporary, this is not it, but it worked perfectly fine for our family stay.
- There's no AC in the condo. We did not know that before arrival, and apparently there's no AC in any of the beach front condos in this area. It's probably common knowledge for the locals, but as a visitor it was a surprise. SD weather is so nice most of the time this is not going to be an issue, so you might want to keep your windows open so the outside cool air can get in and turn on the fans. We didn't know this and had our windows closed and it got to around 80 degrees in the afternoon in the upstairs bedrooms. After we learned this we kept our windows open and fans on and it was perfectly fine.
- This unit is part of a gated subdivision (beach club) right next to the beach that has private access to the beach, the subdivision has 2 sections, one section right next to the beach, and another section away from the beach, separated by 2 automated gates and a public road (not too busy but has some traffic). This unit is in the section away from the beach, but the total walk time is about 10 minutes from the unit to the beach, so not too far at all.
Overall we had a great time and would definitely consider contacting Warran again if we go back to SD. Highly recommend this place!