Overall our experience was positive. The host was responsive. Great location & neighborhood. I would stay again!In general the inside property was clean. However, while there was no visible dirt on the floors, when you walked barefoot or in socks your feet were immediately filthy! Obviously, the floors had not been mopped in forever. Otherwise, kitchen/bathrooms, etc were clean. The patio area could have used a good sweeping. Cob webs & leaves had obviously not been attended to in some time.

Beautiful outdoor space!

Aref (the host) is great. He is very communicative and easy to reach if needed. The backyard oasis is as advertised! We loved the pool, hot tub and outdoor kitchen. The town of historic Poway is also a fantastic spot to stay and explore the San Diego area and beaches. We would come back!

I’m going to start with all the things we liked about this property but please finish this review before you book. 1- the TV room was awesome. The TV was huge and there was plenty of seating for everyone to enjoy a movie comfortably. 2- the kitchen was big and had everything you’ll need to cook. 3- the beds were SO comfortable! So we’re the pillows and blankets. So don’t judge the pictures of the bedrooms. Because the beds were 10 out of 10. 4- we were greeted with a hand written note and 2 sample bottles of some of the most amazing wine from the host. It was a really nice touch! Ok so now for the things that we feel could have been better. 1- the house needs updating for sure. 2- bathrooms were awful especially the master bathroom. The shower was either scolding hot or freezing cold. The shower curtain fell like 10 times. And the water pressure was bad. The shower head also wasn’t adjustable and was pointing towards the shower curtain and it made the floor always wet. 3- the kitchens small appliances were not clean (juicer) 4- the house itself was not a homie feeling at all. It had no decorations for the most part and just felt very empty. 5- the backyard was very dirty. The patio wasn’t cleaned off at all and so we were walking on dirt, dry leaves, and berries from the massive tree. There were spider webs literally EVERYWHERE. 6- the pool toys, and lounge chairs were so dirty we couldn’t use them. We wanted to lounge but the chairs were caked in spider webs and leaves and berries so we didn’t even bother trying to clean them off ourselves. 7-there was random trash everywhere. In the drawers and cupboards, outside by the fridge area, and in the front yard. 8- the inside fridge never got cold enough. We had to put all our food in the outside fridge and that was an inconvenience for sure. 9- the neighborhood is not a nice neighborhood either. The first few houses are. But the rest of the neighborhood is rough. 10- the listing need improvement. It doesn’t explain that there’s orange, lemon, or avocado trees and a juicer to utilize them. 11- I do feel like the pictures were misleading. It looked a lot cleaner then it actually was. 12- if you want to use the jacuzzi you have to message the host via the VRBO app which was a major pain but he was really responsive 13- the pool was FREEZING. Even after a few days of the heater being on. We did like this place and the host a lot it just needs updating for sure.