Casa Charles a private Villa in the foothills of Mt Helix in La Mesa, CA.

My group of 10, 6 adults and 2 kids and 2 babies, had a lovely family reunion here for three nights. The home was just as it was advertised: clean, well stocked for families, and lots of spaces with fun amenities. We really appreciated the kitchen that was well stocked with items for cooking all sorts of cuisines. We cooked 10 meals for a large group during our time here so we got a good sense of what was provided. The rooms were comfortable and well stocked with towels, blankets, pillows and other thoughtful touches that truly made it feel like you were staying with family. We greatly appreciated their baby storage closet with two copies (or more) of baby essentials - like portable cribs and high chairs. The check in and check out were super easy and the host was extremely prompt with responses. We have already talked as a family about coming back to this rental because of how great of a time we had. I think the only areas I could see being improved would be: adding portable baby gates to their supply closet to help block of the stairs to the media room, adding ziploc bags and other food storage containers for leftover storage, and maybe adding a running water feature to the backyard (little waterfall type thing) to help block the noise from the freeway that is near by. I know these are super random and truly did not demote our experience, but thought I would mention them for the hosts to get some kind of item to potentially improve on.

We stayed here with my in laws. The place is amazing. Pool is heated and saltwater. The backyard is like a little resort and we spent so much time outside. The hosts were excellent and very fast at responding when the pool cover stopped working. The house feels much bigger than the listed square footage. The hosts have thought have everything. Highly recommend.

We had an amazing stay!! Everything was clean and just as listed, the house was very roomy and beautiful!

As the designated vacation home chooser of our family vacation this year, I was happily pleased that all of the family members also LOVED this house, backyard, amenities & location! Highly recommend! 10/10

Great location for what we needed. Good communication with host. LOVED the amenities! Will refer this property to other travelers.

The host thought of everything, pleasant communication, very helpful and accessible. We had plenty of entertainment for everyone in family. house was clean and we had a gathering outside for Thanks giving, which everyone enjoyed.

We had a pleasant stay at the Casa Charles and really enjoyed the hot tub but never ended up using the pool. The internet was solid as advertised. The house isn’t perfect and one of the bedrooms is in a converted garage (where I slept) but it’s well kept and you can tell the owners care. The house is very close to the freeway which is convenient but also creates some noise pollution, but not enough that we were bothered by it much. The drive between the house to mission beach was about 20 minutes, but we were never driving in traffic. We would love to stay here again.