San Diego Vacation Rentals in San Diego, California

“The view from this balcony is incredible, and the location is excellent. Unfortunately, our experience with the home itself was very difficult. BEWARE - THE UNIT DOES NOT HAVE CENTRAL A/C. It is listed at the very bottom of the "amenity" section and SDVR (the host) DOES NOT NOTE THIS EXCLUSION AT ALL on their website listing (San Diego Vacation Rentals>beach-bliss-haven). The unit was over 90° inside when we arrived. The kitchen blinds (sun-facing) do not function, making it even harder to cool. The A/C units were provided. However these A/C units tripped the electrical breakers repeatedly leaving us without power frequently. Most concerning, shortly after arrival we were offered A/C units "as long as we gave a positive review". This made us very uncomfortable and caused us to QUESTION THE RELIABILITY OF THE REVIEWS we had relied upon when booking. Future guests, esp during warm weather, BEWARE of the limitations before booking unless you don't mind sleeping in 90+ degree unit!!!”

“Overall we enjoyed our trip. The rental was nice and fairly well kept - but a fantastic location. However, 6 days after we checked out the host sent us a notice that we were being charged an extra $300 for a broken crank on an outdoor umbrella. We had to fill out extra forms indicating we didn't touch the umbrella or the crank on our stay.”

“The condo was decent overall, but I did not feel it was a great value for the price. The location was convenient, parking was included, and the ground-floor unit had a nice outdoor space. The biggest issue was the air conditioning. The condo was advertised as air conditioned, but only one bedroom had AC. The second bedroom, kitchen, and living area became extremely warm, and the ceiling fans did little to help. The property is managed by a rental agency that provided a helpful manual, but some information was inaccurate. The manual showed outdoor trash bins in a designated area, but none were there. My initial message asking about the trash went unanswered. When I followed up the next day, I was told the HOA must have removed the bin, but no alternative was provided. We went the entire week without a designated place to dispose of our trash. Overall, there were some nice features, but these issues detracted from the stay.”

“Very disappointing in the condition of this house and would not recommend it. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. This property needs a significate amount of maintenance. The furnishing was in much worse condition than we expected from the listing. There is no air conditioning and most of the windows would not stay open.”

“This place is a short 5 minute walk to OB, which is its best feature. I wish I would have read the description before booking as it wasn’t until we were there that we realized it had no AC. Which would have been fine if we weren’t having a heat wave in OB. And keeping the windows open at night didn’t help because (and this is something the hosts need to make clear for future bookings) the apartment is right in the path of the San Diego airport. So all night long, every 15 minutes or so, we had loud airplanes flying directly overhead. So we had to choose between being cooler and try to sleep with the noise, or close the windows and not sleep cuz of the heat. Also: no matter how many passwords the host gave us, 2/3 of the tv’s were unusable cuz you need a Direct TV login to use them. Also, we couldn’t find a broom to sweep up all the sand from walking to the beach. The location is amazing and the place was very clean. Just make sure you’re aware of the noise and no AC when booking!”