Balboa Island Retreat - a great location for a fun-filled vacation!

House was very clean and in a great area, had a great time!

The rooms were spacious and the 4 bathrooms make it perfect for events like weddings where all are getting dressed up at the same time. The room with the king bed is the warmer than the rest of the house because of windows and high ceilings so may need a fan (which they have there) to prevent over cooling the rest of the rooms. The kitchen was extremely well provisioned. The living room space (which is connected to the dinning area) works well for multiple people and furniture in comfortable. Close to good places to eat and cute shops. Would defiantly stay there again.

Nice location. Clean and nicely decorated.

Preface: This is the second time we have stayed at this property so at one time it was a great property or we would not have returned . This stay however was very uncomfortable. First the property needs a deep cleaning. The kitchen had a greasy film over the counters, the plates and silverware all had to be washed before using. There was no coffee grinder as stated in amenities. The pots and pans were not cleaned well and the kitchen appliances were lacking. The main floor was sticky. The living room was missing the coffee table and only had one end table to place drinks on so really only one person could sit comfortably in it. The sofas were shabby and broken down. The dining area only had seating for six even though the property can sleep 9. The upstairs bathrooms are all carpeted and smelled musty which management tried to disguise with overly perfumed plug in freshners.

Property is lovely, beautiful location. Easy access to everything you could possibly want on Balboa. Kristy is very easy to work with & the house is very well equipped

We loved the location of our stay. The house was big enough and the kitchen was well stocked. The kids room had toys and games. But there was a lack of towels in each room, barely a full roll of toilet paper per bathroom, and the kitchen could take a good deep clean. The alleyway access was closed so we couldn’t use the garage and parking was sort of a nightmare. The furniture is worn and feels like a heavily used rental with a need for updates. This place could be really charming if more money was put into her. We probably will spend more money next time to get a nicer place.

We enjoyed the common areas and the air conditioning was appreciated.

Host was very responsive. We checked in perfectly. The location was ideal. We do plan on returning next year!

The house was so big and spacious with each bedroom having its own bathroom which is a plus when 8 people are staying. For cleanliness I gave 4 not because the house was dirty but because of some stains on carpet and such but otherwise the sheets were clean as were the bathrooms and kitchen. We celebrated my mom’s 80th birthday there and it was a great house to sit outside on the porch and enjoy the island. Really close to the ferry and short walk downtown. I would definitely stay here again. Kristy was so easy to reach and very nice to deal with although we didn’t have any issues but she would communicate with ease regarding check in and check out times very quickly.

Great location. Plenty of room for our multi generation family. Looking forward to next summer!!

It was cut short due to severe illness of our beautiful little dog, we rushed home in the middle of the night on Wednesday. She has cancer and is in her last days of life.

Our family had a wonderful time staying at this property. The house was spacious and Kristy was very responsive and reached out to me before and during the stay and was wonderful.