Perfect Southern California Home

Great location and well equipped for everything you need for a long stay. The yard is a plus especially with a dog! The host is very responsive. We loved staying here!

We found a tick crawling right next to our children while they were playing with Legos. We think it's probably what bit our 3 year old and left a small bullseye mark while he was sleeping. He's now on antibiotics.Overall the house was not cleaned well before we arrived, much of the furniture is old and not in great condition. Many of the appliances are partly broken. Overall the house is not well kept. I could look past some of that since we spent most of our time elsewhere, but I cannot look past the tick we found in the house. We don't have dogs, we don't know anyone in San Diego with dogs, we didn't spend any time with dogs, I don't see us being the source of the tick. I terminated our stay early and checked us into a hotel. We've been checking all of our belongings for ticks for days.

We rented John's property for a little over a month to help with a long commute and it was perfect for what we needed. Neighborhood was walkable, quiet and friendly. John was super responsive and easy to reach when needed. The backyard was so peaceful with all the birds!

A lovely home, great location. Well stocked with anything you might need. A short drive from the beach, shopping and restaurants. Highly recommended.

House in good area with quiet neighborhood. Neighbors look out for each other. Owner very quick to get a hold of. Even helped with internet issues while I worked from property for a month - fast speed internet essential for my job. Would go back and stay when in town if available.

We‘ve spent our vacation for the third time in this house and once again enjoyed our stay. The house has everything we needed, check-in is easy, John sent all information via e-mail. I hope we‘ll be back in the future!

Didn't realize no air conditioning, beastly hot move-in for two days. 1960s/70s bathrooms. kitchen appliances good but very cramped space. will not return to this location.

The owner was great & always communicated quickly. We were limited on options because we have a dog so this wound up being a great place for us as we live about 10 miles away and needed a place while our house was being fixed. My husband, dog and I spent 3.5 months here in 2024. Fully enclosed backyard in a nice suburban neighborhood with quick access to downtown Encinitas. Lots of hills in the neighborhood so be prepared for that if you have a dog and are planning on walking them around. The house is dated but they have tons of kitchen equipment available if you’re planning on cooking while there. Thanks John & Enas for being such great hosts!

This is a lovely, well-maintained home with lots of room to spread out and enjoy the space both inside and outside. For us, it was close to our kids and grandkids which made it ideal, but it allowed us to be able to set up and work from home as well. It is close to all the shopping and restaurants and the Botanic Gardens (one of our favorites) and places we where just like to walk and stop for a cup of coffee. We only wish that it was not already booked when we plan to come back for our next visit with our kids!

Upon arriving I let the owner know about his silverfish problem & other bugs. He knew & said he would order more traps & deliver it soon but we were there 35 days & he never brought the bug supplies. I let him know upon leaving that the house is very dirty from before and needs a deep cleaning & my cleaning lady there 3 days a week & had a whole dust pan full of silverfish poop, we were wondering why there was sand in the house & realized it’s a massive amount of silverfish poop. His cabinets smelt like cockroaches (we bought a fixer-upper where we had to rip out the cockroach infested cabinets & it is reminiscent of that smell). Our group all complained of the smells in the house that hit you the moment you walk in, esp the kitchen. The silverfish traps are littered amongst dishes in the cabinets & in with the towels & sheets which is dangerous if little children were to put their hands on them & in their mouth. I had to rinse each pan & dish before using to be safe. The couches were so dirty we put sheets on them & only sat on the sheets because I broke out in a rash when I got there. We steam cleaned the bedroom carpets 3x and still got black water out. Upon leaving he said I dirtied the carpets and took my big deposit & claimed the same on the insurance! Getting paid 2x for his LIE! VRBO no longer allows attached photos but I have them! VRBO has been of NO HELP so far! Still tying to get my $ back! TOTAL FRAUD! BTW Busy street in front for neighborhood - Kids!