8/10 Good
Tom R.
May 7, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Short stay with family, including an active Marine
Our family, including my wife and I, my son and his partner, and his son (my grandson, an active Marine) spent three nights at this rental with a spectacular view of the ocean. We had a great time. The unit is well furnished; with a large kitchen, a nice island and all the appliances we needed. All of the bedrooms are quite sizeable, with two kings and a queen bed. Located right on Carlsbad Blvd, it is about as close as you can get to the ocean. It is about a15 minute walk to Carlsbad Village.The unit was perfect for our short stay. Would have been five stars except for these two negatives:(1) communication with the host was limited, due to her travelling abroad during our stay. She provided secondary contact info if we needed assistance. About three hours before check-in, it looked like we might arrive early, and I texted this contact to inquire if we could check in early (only about 30 minutes) but got no reply. Finally, I called the secondary contact and asked about checking in early, but the communication was less than adequate, she said she would check but never got back to me. However, it all turned out fine, because the door code worked, even though we arrived early. (2) the location- being right on Carlsbad Blvd, a busy thoroughfare, backing out of the driveway can be problematic. Visibility to the south is bad due to the neighbor's wall and shrubs...so it helps to have someone outside of the vehicle monitoring traffic.
Tom R.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025